[Vwdiesel] 1.6l TD , no power

[Roger Brown]

Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I own a 1988 Jetta 1.6L Turbo Diesel 5 speed.  I've played to no end with
> the MAX FUEL screw and double checked I have boost, yet the car still seems
> to lack power.  All increasing the max fuel screw seems to do is put the
> idle up higher and higher. (IE: I don't see black smoke and I don't have any
> more power)
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> Speaking to my brother in law (<a mechanic>who sold me the car) recently, he
> said the PO had the flywheel off and it was reinstalled in the wrong
> position so now it cannot be "timed" correctly. The VW mechanic timed it "as
> best he could".... I know NOTHING about timing this engine. (can someone
> explain it?)
>
> Could this be my problem?  I get about 45MPG with it highway/city and on a
> recent trip to Quebec and back to NB I maxed out at 50MPG(CDN). I feel I
> should be doing a bit better than that.
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> Going up hills I have to downshift to 4th (sometimes 3rd) and I go slower,
> slower, slower, so that every single car ends up passing me.
> Slow, like 30-50MPH, ~60-80km/h slow.  Absolutely the most gutless car I've
> ever owned.  I do OK when revvs are above 4k in the city, but zilch on hills
> in the highway. I also do OK in the city and on long flat stretches.

What is the pump timing set to?
	http://www.cs.rochester.edu:80/u/jag/vw/engine/fi/timing.html

If you can't get the timing into the 0.85-1.00 mm range, you may have a bad pump.

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    Roger