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Poor idle until it warms up and white smoke are both signs of retarded timing. I don't set mine for any certain number,.. just set it so it runs the best. Set then test. Make a mark and move the pump a pencil line at a time until you are too advanced,.. then move it back. That's what I wound up doi...

I probably need to just retime it since I moved it around trying to get it right. What do you guys time yours at? The bentley book says for 81-82, .86 mm. Then they have an improved performance setting which is .98mm. I think I shot for .90mm to be in the middle but I moved it all around trying to g...

82vdub wrote:You could probably advance the timing a bit to try to compensate for this. I suspec that it's a little retarded in timing.

Sure is a lot of white smoke though until it gets warmed up. It didn't want to idle this morning until it warmed up. Almost like it had a skip, but once it warms up it's fine.

Glad to hear you found the problem. Clear fuel lines are a great help when trying to find fuel line restrictions or a leaky mainshaft seal. The similar thing will happen if you put a regular banjo bolt in the output of the pump, except there will be air in the line going into the pump as well. Sure...

I am continually amazed at the experience that several posters on this site have on these cars. Some information just boggles the mind on how someone figured some of the stuff out. Me too 82, I scoured the net last night looking for the same symptoms that I had as well as this forum. I've had troub...

That's an easy item to miss and nice that you figured that out. Restricted fuel will let an engine run like it just can't get enough fuel. Well, I'm just very appreciative for guys like all of you here that help out all of us who may or may not be mechanically inclined and don't have a clue about t...

You guys aren't going to believe this. I must have went on full auto retard when I was putting this thing back together. I decided when I went back out intending on swapping injectors and God knows what else. I thought to myself, maybe I ought to start with making sure there's no restriction in the ...

Just wanted to give a quick update. I just got finished swapping out the fuel lines with nice new clear ones. No bubbles from the filter housing to the pump. Lots of bubbles from the pump to the return line. Is that normal? Bubbles may be from pump pulley drive bush. Often accompanied with hard sta...

Just wanted to give a quick update. I just got finished swapping out the fuel lines with nice new clear ones. No bubbles from the filter housing to the pump. Lots of bubbles from the pump to the return line. Is that normal?

White smoke is poor combustion. Since you changed nothing but the pump, it's either the pump, or timing. If the pump is known to be good (like from a running car), advance the IP timing by rotating it towards the head. It's probably pretty retarded, timing that is..... I think the mechanic that's w...

Max fuel screw turned in far enough? Accel lever goes all the way to the max RPM stop when floored? Clear fuel lines? No air? What color smoke if any? I don't know about the max fuel screw Fat. I've never fooled with one, don't even know which one it is to be honest with you. I did check to make su...

Hi guys, still working on this rabbit I bought a while back. The IP started leaking so I called the guy that resealed the one on my golf several years ago. I'd have to ship it to him and he said he wouldn't be able to get to it until friday. I thought to myself dang, I need this thing. I'll just tak...

I ran across these on craigslist. Ya'll think they'll work?

http://augusta.craigslist.org/pts/4480563430.html

I have a set of 14" steelies too from a 93 passat I used to have. I think you could use something like a 185/65 or 185/60 tire on there with no issues. The 15s I had were 55 series but quite wide. They were on Mille Miglia rims but don't remember the specs. I have a picture of it somewhere. oo...

14's with low profile tires will fit ok. My son actually put his 15's from his Corrado on my MK1 for a while but we took them off because one of the wheels was bent pretty badly. Never had a suspension issue. It would probably be much easier to find 14" wheels I would think. What size tire wou...