problems with 85 coupe starting

[Huw Powell]

> I have a 85 coupe gt.  last night I took the intake boot off and put a new
> airfilter in.  I also found a intake hose with a huge hole in it.  I called
> the dealer and ordered the hose, while re-wrapping the old one with duct
> tape like it was before.
>
> I got in the car and it had some issues this morning.  I would start the
> car, it would run and then die.  I attributed this to the hose with the hole
> in it.  I took the wifes car and went to the dealer and got the hose.  I
> came home and replaced the hose, and it still would not start.

You used to have a massive intake air leak, and it ran "ok," right?  Now
you fixed the leak and it won't.  That's because it was surely tuned to
run "ok" *with* that leak.  You nixed the extra air, it is probably
running too rich now.

Adjust the static fule mixture by measuring control pressure actuator at
a warm idle... if you can get it to a warm idle.

You might get it to start easier by turning the 3mm hex adjustment about
1/3 of a turn at a time counter-clockwise first.

for some info and pictures:

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/timing2.htm

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Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/

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