Novice + Boost issue = ?No Hope?

[Dave]

well i'm sure everyone will agree with me that you
have a 99.9% chance of needing a new bypass valve to
fix that stalling problem.. as far as the boost
problem it could be something as simple as a cracked
hose.. what you might want to do is build urself a lil
contraption.. a PVC pipe that fits the hose that
connecto the the MAF (right before the air filter) cap
this pvc pipe and put in a valve stem,, like from a
tire or whatever.. get urself an air compressor or
figure out a way to give urself about 15psi continuous
air pressure.. listen for leaks.. wherever you hear
it.. replace that hose.. lil tip those small lil hoses
that go from ur manifold to ur bypass valve and the
other two that come off of there most likely need to
be replaced.. i jus did mine with some steel braided
lines i special ordered from autozone (2$/ft).. not
only do they look pretty but they're damn durable :)

--- ALPHA1220 at aol.com wrote:
> Here is my situation, maybe some more experienced
> people can help, since my
> moderate level of knowledge concerning car mechanics
> hasn't gotten me very
> far. I have been driving a 1991 200 20v quattro for
> approximately 9 months,
> having taken it out of storage (My Dad drove it from
> 1991-1995). For as long
> as I have been driving the car, I have never gotten
> maximum boost: 1.4 was as
>
> high as I was getting in the summer and fall of 01',
> 1.3 in the winter and
> spring, now down to 1.2. When I first began driving
> the car, I noticed what I
>
> thought was an issue with finicky clutch engagement:
> coming to a stop
> following hard acceleration would often cause my car
> to stall (an embarassing
>
> thing). I just blamed it on being lazy and not fully
> engaging the clutch.
> However, even with my extra "caution" I have noticed
> that the car will still
> stall occasionally -- always under the same
> conditions of hard acceleration
> then coming to a stop. In the spring, I had my Dad
> take it to the Audi
> dealer. They took it for the whole day, drove it
> around, charged my Dad like
> $300 and told him nothing was wrong with it. (I
> assume they focused mainly on
>
> the stalling issue, ignoring the boost problem since
> they had no idea what
> the hell they were working with and probably just
> pulled up the specs for a
> 200 10v and assumed I was getting max boost).
>
> So my question is twofold:
>
> 1. What is most likely wrong with my car, and how do
> I confirm it?
> 2. What do I need to do to fix it and return my car
> to a normal op. specs.
> (If possible, I'd like to do it on my own, so anyone
> who can give me specific
>
> instructions, please do so. If not, tell me how to
> find a reputable place to
> get my car fixed).
>
> Sorry about the long and complex question. I'm
> grateful for all responses.
>
> Alpha1220 at aol.com
> Chicago, IL
>
>
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