[Vwdiesel] 1.6L cold start-idle speed?

[Smith, Michael]

Thanks for the great info everyone.
I guess I'll just leave it be for the moment as the car needs lots of
repairs and I am not sure
it'll all be worth while.  the bodywork I am doing myself.  It won't be
pretty, but more "functional".
It needs a brake line, a muffler welded on....possibly a tailpipe too (not
sure).
Possibly front struts and maybe a balljoint.
Brakes are anyones guess (haven't had time to yank the wheels off yet.

Floors are semi rough, here and there.

etc. etc.

I'm trying to talk myself into the fact that even if I put $1000 into it,
the savings in fuel costs will be worth it in 6 months to 1 years time.

Golf is likely to get me 50MPG (imp) and my current driver ---a 94
Pathfinder 3.0L V6 4x4 is lucky to get 20MPG

SIGH........

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [SMTP:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:14 PM
> To:	vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject:	Re: [Vwdiesel] 1.6L cold start-idle speed?
> 
>   There's no return spring that I know of.  You pull the knob, you push
> the 
> knob.  The cable connects to a lever at the bottom of the pump and it's 
> sometimes a bit stiff, depending on where the engine stops.  Once 
> timing is set and all that, you rarely hit a stiff spot though.
>   To adjust the cable you push the knob all the way in, get a long, blade 
> screwdriver and loosen the lock bolt on the cable, behind the pump. 
> Push the lever all the way "forward" unti it hits it's stop, then
> retighten 
> the cable.  
>   Somewhere in '86 they started the fast idle mechanism.  The knob has a 
> halfway detent to it I believe.  First part is timing advance only, second
> 
> part is fast idle.  You'll know if it has it or not by the extra linkage 
> going from the advance cable lever to the throttle lever.
>   Since the timing advance is a "step advance" it simply raises the bar 
> for the advance until the normal, linear advance curve meets it.  Then the
> 
> timing advances identical to how it does with the knob in.  This point is 
> somewhere around 2000 rpm (don't remember exactly what rpm).  Most 
> of the time you're driving you're above that anyway so driving with it out
> is 
> 
> no biggie but the engine does tend to be a bit quieter with it in.
>      Loren
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