I have been trying to get my idleback to normal, after replacing all fuel lines, and cleaning air intake components and throttle. I found an air leak at the throttle gasket, fixed it, adjusted idle screw, idles nicely at around 800-850 rpm. so I let it idle 20 min while playing, and looking, and testing... I was curious as to when teh thermostat would open, so I wanted the engine to get hot. I reved it to 2000 rpm for about a minute straight, and then smelled some nasty stinking smoke. Looked at the engine compartment, and the cable housings for the tail light cables were beginning to melt! Turned off engine, looked underneath to the muffler area, and saw that the area where the Cat connects to the muffler, on the Cat it was RED HOT! It even was a bit indented on top, making me think that maybe it got to melting temperature, and began to collapse in on itself?. I need help to determine what this can be... I cannot drive with this, and I do not want to replace Cat and/or muffler, without knowing the cause, and have it happen again. The only "non-standard" thing I had done, was to replace the fuel lines with the steel reinforced kind... now that I look at it, I am not so excited about this, as the lines run dangerously close to the spark plug wires in a few places, and just the fact that they are now grounds running throughout the top area of the engine worries me a bit. PLEASE... can somebody with experience advise me!!! I would love to have this puppy running by monday! Thanks RSF <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf |
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