85 4kq power hesitation when cold

[Ti Kan]

Brady Moffatt writes:
> Interesting! I guess I have a similar problem on my 86 4ksq. The car starts
> and idles well. It drives well when cold, but after about 3-4 minutes of
> driving, it stumbles and has very low power. After about 30 seconds of this,
> all is well again and it stays fine for the rest of the trip. I think this
> only happens in winter. I'll let you know for sure if winter ever ends (not
> complaining).

> From: "gottasix" <gottasix at netzero.net>
> Unable to locate an answer to this common 4kq problem in the archive so I
> look to you for assistance. I have an 85 4kq with 110K, my issue is when the
> engine is cold; idles and starts fine, but when I attempt to take off and
> drive there is very little power, allot of hesitation, especially going up
> hills, but after 5 minutes or so, temp gauge needle gets to 4 o'clock, the
> car jumps to full throttle and has good power after that, like a sticky

Possibly the CIS-E coolant temperature sender is not within spec.
Also, maybe an intake air leak and basic mixture/idle/ign timing
settings need to be tuned to spec.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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