[Vwdiesel] vibration

Area31 Research Facility stephensrw at stn.net
Thu Sep 1 09:43:11 EDT 2005


Yes you can raise the throttle idle stop screw.  It only relocates the
minimum position that the throttle control lever can drop to when your foot
is off the pedal.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "mikitka" <mikitka at earthlink.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] vibration


> No starting problems, at least non that I'm aware of. It starts right up
> cold and takes a second longer to start when warm, but it has always done
> that. The IP has been overhauled, for what it cost me it better not be
bad.
> :(  Can I adjust that lever stop that the throttle lever rests on or does
it
> mess with something inside the pump?
> Nick
>
>
>
>
> Check your fuel lines for bubbles. Also, could be your FI pump is on its
way
> south.  Your symptom sounds like something I've seen trying to start my
1.5
> NA in my genset that makes it a hard starter.  When I got the engine the
FI
> pump was in terrible shape.  Fortunately it recovered and now works great
> except for this little quirk. Below a certain RPM on starting (throttle at
> idle stop) the pump doesn't seem to be able to get enough pressure and
fuel
> delivery to the injectors and the engine shudders and almost dies.  Rev it
> up a bit and the problem clears quickly as fuel pressure climbs and things
> start to work.
>
> Are you noticing any starting difficulties also?
>
> Rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:34 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] vibration
>
>
> > Its not the clutch dragging very slightly when depressed is it?
> > Miser
> > I'm getting a real harsh vibration for a split second when ever
> > I push the
> > clutch in and come to a stop. It only last for a second or so
> > and then idles
> > fine. It is like the engine is going well below idle and then
> > coming back up
> > to idle.  I have adjusted the idle on the pump and that seemed
> > to help but I
> > don't want to turn it up more because it already seems to be on
> > the high
> > side for an idle speed. I noticed that it wouldn't do it if I
> > kept my foot
> > on the accelerator slightly as to not let it go all the way back
> > to the
> > stop.  Can I adjust that stop to keep it slightly up from where
> > it is now?
> > Will that hurt anything?  I always thought that was the idle
> > adjustment but
> > was told it wasn't. Just filled up tonight, diesel is at $2.79 a
> > gallon now.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
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