No Idle Thanks All I think it was the dip stick

[jlagnese at massed.net]

Everything should be resolved so easily!!
---- Original message ----

  Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:23:45 -0800
  From: JeffreyZentner at colfaxnet.com
  Subject: Re: No Idle Thanks All I think it was the
  dip stick
  To: Dave Yentema <yentemad at rider.edu>
  Cc: quattro at audifans.com
  >Hi All
  >Thanks for the help. I checked the cap it looked
  fine, then I looked at the dip
  >stick and it looked like it was part way out so I
  pushed it in good and tight
  >and the car runs fine. Thanks again.
  >
  >Jeff
  >
  >Alta CA
  >5TK
  >
  >Quoting Dave Yentema <yentemad at rider.edu>:
  >
  >> If you pull the dipstick out, there should be a
  rubber o-ring on there that
  >> seals it within the tube. The oil filler cap
  should fit snuggly, and there
  >> should be a rubber gasket on the inside of that
  as well
  >> ----- Original Message -----
  >> From: <JeffreyZentner at colfaxnet.com>
  >> To: <jlagnese at massed.net>
  >> Cc: <>
  >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:09 AM
  >> Subject: Re: No Idle
  >>
  >>
  >> >I have looked for vacuum lines around the dip
  stick but do not see any. Did
  >>
  >> >I
  >> > miss something?
  >> >
  >> > Jeff
  >> >
  >> > Quoting jlagnese at massed.net:
  >> >
  >> >> Sounds more like a large vacuum leak. Did
  you knock
  >> >> off a vacuum line or hose?
  >> >>
  >> >> John
  >> >> ---- Original message ----
  >> >>
  >> >> Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:34:11 -0800
  >> >> From: JeffreyZentner at colfaxnet.com
  >> >> Subject: No Idle
  >> >> To: quattro at audifans.com
  >> >> >Hi All
  >> >> >I drive a 87 5000 Turbo Quattro daily. This
  >> >> morning when I went to start it, it
  >> >> >would not idle. Sometimes it runs a little
  ruff
  >> >> in the morning but this never
  >> >> >changed. The one thing I did last night was
  to
  >> >> add more oil. This morning it is
  >> >> >hard to start and if I take my foot of the
  gas
  >> >> and the RPM go below 1000 the
  >> >> >engine will die. I have looked for wires I
  might
  >> >> have pulled off when adding
  >> >> >oil but I do not see any. I looked at what
  I
  >> >> think is the idle adjustment screw
  >> >> >in the front of the turbo housing and it is
  still
  >> >> there. When I try to start it,
  >> >> >it is like the fuel from the pump is there
  but it
  >> >> will not continue to run
  >> >> >without just the right amount of gas at
  just the
  >> >> right time. What has gone
  >> >> >wrong?
  >> >> >
  >> >> >Jeff Zentner
  >> >> >
  >> >> >Alta CA
  >> >> >
  >> >> >87 5TK
  >> >> >
  >> >>
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