wass that bit do?

[converge]

ive got a 91 8v.  it's my first gti so i wasn't sure how well it should go and was playing with it earlier saw that something looked missing on the part that the throttle cable goes round on top of the inlet manifold.  i moved the other part (that wasn't hooked up) and saw it touches a solenoid that must be something to do with the maf sensor?  so not being a bodger at all i just tied the two parts together with a cable tie now i can hear the solenoid working and more air being sucked in.  now it seems to go better but i just dunno what it does?

[Mr Blue]

looks like a pin is missing right?

Thats normal on these 8v's

[rubjonny]

sounds like the wide open throttle switch to me?  Take the cable tie off and open the throttle using the cable bit and you'll see that that bit actually does move

[converge]

sounds like the wide open throttle switch to me?  Take the cable tie off and open the throttle using the cable bit and you'll see that that bit actually does move

there must be something broken cos that bit dosent move!

[rubjonny]

The 2 halves of the throttle linkage do move independantly of each other if you grab the wrong bit
Edit: I think we need pics though