[Vwdiesel] timing set...bogs down and stalls after a few seconds

[Erik Lane]

yeah, like you said in the other post, having the cold
start knob out can mess up the timing. don't know how
many times i've gone to all the trouble to set
everything just so and then found out that i had left
that knob out!!!

but having it stall out and cranking like that to
restart it sounds like the pump is sucking air
somehow. i've had the timing horribly wrong and never
had symptoms like that. i would check for air in the
fuel as the first and most likely thing.

erik
--- Michael Hitchings <mhitchings at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I just put the finishing touches on my 1.6TD Caddy's
> engine work. Now I'm trying to set the timing. I
> thought I had it, right around 1.00 - 1.05, but in
> the test drive around the neighborhood I noticed
> that after about 30 seconds, the engine bogs down,
> won't take any power (stepping on the pedal does
> nothing) and it eventually stalls out.  
>  
> To get it started again, I have to have the cold
> start almost all the way out and I have to crank it
> a little bit to get it going again. It will start
> up, and repeat the same symptoms above, runs for
> less than a minute and then stalls out, especially
> if I let off the pedal...for instance, to stop at a
> stop sign??!?!?!?!?
>  
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it so
> it will stay running?  Should I back the timing off
> some....and give it a little more breathing room?
>  
> I am trying to make it my daily driver, so I
> appreciate any suggestions!!
>  
> Thanks,
> Mikey 
> 
> 
> 
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