Fw: [Vwdiesel] 1.6l TD , no power

[Gerry Wolfe]

I had the timing set up on my '91 1.6l TD over the winter, exactly the same
issue -- no smoke, no power.  Adjusted the thingie that injects extra fuel
during turbo boost, and found MUCH greater power with no appreciable
difference in fuel economy (low 50's mpg at legal highway speeds, high 40's
otherwise).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 01:04
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 1.6l TD , no power


> HArdly any smoke........usually greyish/whitish If I ever see ANY.  Never
> seen black smoke----EVER
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 1.6l TD , no power
>
>
> > On 5 Jul 2003 at 15:57, Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > 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)
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > My '85 TD flies up most hills in 5th, provided I'm doing 80 km/h going
> into it. You
> > don't mention what kind of smoke levels (and colour) you're seeing under
> load - this
> > could be a clue. I'd guess the timing is most likely though. I'm not
sure
> how one could
> > screw up the flywheel - they can only go on one way from what I recall.
> >
> > --
> > Shawn Wright
> > http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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