Re: Stammering and bogging 80Q

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Dan Sinclair say:

> I'm going to post this one on the behalf of my father.  The dealer service
> people failed him, so...
> 
> 1989 Audi 80 Quattro (5cyl manual - only way they came in '89).
> 
> Starts fine, idles perfectly, but when cold, it hesitates and stammers under
> any level of acceleration, irrespective of RPM.  Almost like a repeating
> miss, but that doesn't check out.  New Bosch plug wires, cap, rotor,
> Platinums.  Dealer installed new injector O-rings, cleaned injectors, sent
> my dad on his way and said it checked out fine.

BTDT.

They need to reset the CO level with the breather hoses
properly plugged (or in whatever state they're supposed to be in).

If the level is set with the hoses not right (the lazy man's
way) this exact symptom happens.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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