No Boost over 1.0

SuffolkD at aol.com SuffolkD at aol.com
Wed Sep 8 23:43:09 EDT 2004


Jeff's got me thinking.........Bucking.......
Spark plug wires?  Make total sense, misfire = low boost due to misfire.

Spray a mist around them, better in the dark.
-Scott by BOSTON

> From: Jeff.Bernstein
> At 09:31 AM 9/8/2004, Audi Quattro wrote:
> >I recently replaced the MM hose, so thats not the culprit robbing me of my 
> >boost.
> >Lower hose seems fine
> >any other ideas? Car pulls till about 1.0 -1.1 and then start to hickup 
> >surging back and forth badly.
> >thanks for all your help!
> >
> 
> I have had this problem several times after I have cleaned the engine.  I
> believe the problem was due to some moisture in the distributor.  It would
> run fine until I started to produce boost and then it would start bucking
> until I backed down on the boost.  It would take a couple of days to dry out
> and then it ran fine.  Haven't cleaned the engine in a long time to avoid
> the problem.
> 
> Jeff Bernstein
> 




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