Re: Stalling on the Highway

[ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Arun Rao writes:
> On Jun 6, 12:08pm, Mike Hopton wrote:
> > Subject: Stalling on the Highway
> >      As it turns out the idle
> >      adjustment screw at the opening to the intake manifold had popped out.
> 
> 		Yup, BTDT -- in my case, I drove about 1,000 miles with
> 		duct-tape on the opening.  Apparently the rubber gasket
> 		on the screw hardens and it slowly backs itself out.
> 
> 		It was a pretty cool whistle, though ...

Yes, that happened to me a couple of weeks ago too!  I was driving
my 5000S Turbo on the highway and noticed this loud whistling noise
which appears when the boost gauge read between 0.5 and 0.9.  It would
also stall when I come to a stop at a toll booth.  It restarted fine
but idled poorly.  Upon inspection I found idle adjustment screw
on the throttle body missing.

I bought a new screw from the dealer at around $12.

-Ti
96 A4 quattro
84 5000S Turbo
80 4000
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