The saga of the 85....on the road again.

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Buy an inexpensive test harness from TT. Anyone doing their own adjustments
to the CIS-E should have the harness and a Multimeter that reads Milliamps.

On 9/28/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Seems the fuel pump was the culprit. Car was starving. Changed out the
> pump and it runs like a Scirocco! And I don't miss the din of the old
> pump...I knew it was failing, 'cause it was so damn loud.
>
> So, now it's on to bigger and better things: checked the timing again,
> some
> basics checks for good measure, such as CPR resistance and supply voltage,
> checked freq valve duty cycle with my dwell meter.
>
> The trick is adjusting the CO. The car smells rich. Too lean on the screw
> and it starts to stall. I wonder if there's anything inside of the cat.
> When I rev the motor, there's a "pop, pop, pop" from the muffler, which
> sounds like a rich mixture to me, but the muffler has a hole now (of
> course), so...
>
> Cathy: was that multimeter CO adjustment dealie just for CIS-E cars? I
> would figure it to be. Guess I have to play it by ear.
>
> Any tips on getting this motor's mixture where it needs to be, folks? I've
> always done it by ear...I find the "running range," where the car won't
> stall, then go as lean as I can without running problems.
>
> Thanks for your advice and support, folks. Special thanks for Dan Bubb for
> taking the time to discuss the possibilities with me at H2O.
>
> Let the gas savings begin!
> Jim
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)