Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:26:53 -0500
Reply-To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject: Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
Sounds retarded. Literally. For whatever reason, it sounds like the timing
marks no longer work with your new gear. Set the timing by ear/seat of your
pants. Put in 87 octane, and set the timing roughly by ear. Drive around
until the motor is good and hot. Adjust (advance) the timing until the
motor just starts to ping under load.
Drive.
G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message-----
From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM [SMTP:KENWILFY@AOL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
I have a problem with my '82 CIS (fuel injected) Jetta with automatic
transmission. This Jetta is one that I bought a long time ago to fix up
and
sell because it had a good body and a bad motor.
The car has a 1.6l motor from a '80 Rabbit in it (which had points ignition
and a different emissions setup) and I basically just swapped everything
from
the 82 Jetta engine onto it (including electronic ignition etc).
When I time everything up (using a timing light and tachometer) according
to
the marks on the flywheel (which I double checked) I have two problems.
1. The power is very low. The motor kinda feels like it is bogged down and
then finally starts to get some power once you get rolling.
2. When the shifter is in neutral or park it idles fine, but when I put it
in
"drive" or "reverse" the motor idles down drastically (it goes from idling
around 1000 rpms to 600 rpms when you put it in gear) and acts like it is
going to die (and it sometimes does). The transmission seems to shift
smoothly between gears and is full of fluid.
If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes up and it
seems like I have more power, etc (however the timing marks don't line up
at
all).
So I am wondering if anyone out there has had similar problems? Here are
the
things I have replaced/checked so far.
1. Distributor Cap
2. Rotor
3. Spark Plug Wires
4. Spark Plugs
5. Fuel Filter
6. No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses.
Any ideas and suggestions would be appreciated,
Ken Wilford
http://www.vanagain.com
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