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Offline tinman

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #10 on: 12 September 2003, 22:32 »
nor i. when i get the car back i'll have a look for it.

rock on October.

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #11 on: 13 September 2003, 14:40 »
Sounds like some sort of main dealer fantasy  :D

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #12 on: 13 September 2003, 18:46 »
It's the idle speed bypass airflow adjustment, of course in reality its actually a variable venturi, so in that sense it is a valve. kind regards, yt.
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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #13 on: 14 September 2003, 00:01 »
Oh right , i'll have to look that one up!  :-*

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #14 on: 14 September 2003, 09:44 »
I like to keep you on your toes ! kind regards, yt.

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #15 on: 14 September 2003, 17:44 »
Do you mean the screw that adjusts the airflow meter?

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #16 on: 15 September 2003, 15:41 »
I'm not near my car at the moment so I can't let you have more info.

It's the brass/copper looking adjusting screw near the throttle idle position microswitch detector. I think the 'head' of it is 'hexgon' shaped, possibly with a screwdriver slot.  It was explained to me by the true expert that sorted this problem on my 16v, that the 'muck' on the end of the valve (which if if I can recall was not needle shaped but I think 'domed') was causing an intermittaent flow of air past it into injection system which in turn could not work out what was going on when the engine revs reduced. Every time I came to a halt, whether from say cruising down the motorway or just stop/go town driving the engine would stall - absolutley every time. He cleaned the end of the valve and it is was magic - a complete 100% cure in less than 5 minutes - very impressive, but then again he was an expert and he was an independent VW/Audio dealer.  Kind regards, yt.

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #17 on: 15 September 2003, 23:54 »
I think what your talking about is the idle adjustment screw, all this does is alter the position of the butterfly to allow more air in. I'm not what all that slow idle stuff is about???

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #18 on: 18 September 2003, 04:10 »
Check the cold start connector....

Offline richandhazel

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Re:Mk2 16V poor cold running
« Reply #19 on: 18 September 2003, 04:23 »
I think what your talking about is the idle adjustment screw, all this does is alter the position of the butterfly to allow more air in. I'm not what all that slow idle stuff is about???

Thats not strictly true. When at idle, the butterfly will be fully closed. The adjusting screw controls the amount of air that bypasses the butterfly.