Re: Plug Wires?

[Chris Lemon <br00206@binghamton.edu>]

In message <3521EB58.5452@sover.net> Leslie Carlson writes:

> It's a long story, but I have just ended up with an 89 quattro. It is
> running rough, the idle jumps up and down and I can smell unburned gas

> from the exaust (and see white smoke). The plugs are recent, and I was

> told I need plugwires. Does anyone know of a good/cheap plugwire
place?
> How about any thoughts on how I could narrow the problem down to be
sure
> it is plugwires?

White smoke usually means you are burning anti-freeze; i.e., leaking
head gasket.  Have a compression/leak down test performed.

A jumpy idle could be easily be attributed to components other than plug
wires.  However, you can easily check the resistance of each plug wire
to see if it is within specs.  Though I don't know the values right off
hand, I would be happy to look the specs for the ignition wires if you
need 'em...or maybe someone else out there with a Bentley handy could
post 'em.

L8R!

Chris