Paranoid?

[GemGTI]

Am I being paranoid?

When waiting in traffic (lights jams etc) I feel really uneasy in my car. It never seems to have a constant humm if you know what I mean? Sounds as if the revs are dropping slightly, then going back up. Is this normal. The revs are usually around 1000 when idling, but today I noticed they were stightly higher than normal. Like 1200-1300? I've been told the idle screw is loose. Is this what is causing it? Is it an easy job to sort? Is it just a matter of tightening it back up or does it need adjusting back to normal again by a proper mechanic? Any help or advice greatly appreciated. I love driving my car but recently I've just been feeling nervous the whole time 

Thanks,
G

[rubjonny]

067 133 432 A - adjusting screw - £9,87
Easy job to replace, unwind the old one and wind in the new one about the same, then adjust it till your idle is at about 900

Once I finished the 2.0 conversion mine unwound itself every 2 days cos of the sheer power 

Edit: You live anywhere near Bracknell?  I could get my CO meter & timing light on it for you, it would be nice to get a look at a running MK1 to help us when we get round to fitting the engine to our cabby!

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

Are you still running your engine in? if so it will be set up to run rich, the tickover needs to go up a bit to compensate for this or it would keep cutting out, the rev's dropping up and down are a side effect (& loss of power but you shouldn't notice that whilst running in anyway  )  -  they'll re-tune it when it gets its first service and it should be back to what your used to - but smoother & quieter 


EDIT: I hated the way mine ran whilst running-in so bad that I went round the M25 just to speed up the process 

[GemGTI]

EDIT: I hated the way mine ran whilst running-in so bad that I went round the M25 just to speed up the process 

Thats well funny! 

I do 32 miles in mine every day and already done 500miles since engine rebuild so shouldn't take long. So should I get it serviced when I reach the 1000 mile mark? And ask them to sort the idle thing out at the same time or is that part of the service? It won't matter if I take it to another garage will it?

Cheers,
G 

[GemGTI]

Edit: You live anywhere near Bracknell?  I could get my CO meter & timing light on it for you, it would be nice to get a look at a running MK1 to help us when we get round to fitting the engine to our cabby!

No I'm quite far away from there - up in Leeds!

[Madone_si]

I was in bracknell this morning... only like 20mins from me... you going to No-rice tomorrow rubjonny?

Gemma - that is down to timing - the guys have covered off the details as above...

[rubjonny]

Sure am
Wont be taking the cabby tho since it still doesn't have an engine

Mine also has an uneven idle sometimes, I discovered an air leak in my inlet which I think is the cause of it though!