55Crestliner
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2004
- Messages
- 192
Re: Car not running right, RED HOT exhaust
Thank you all for the help you've offered, it's appreciated. The owner has elected to donate the car as a tax write off. In fact, it was taken this morning. <br /><br />I'm very frustrated - I've never lost to any kind of engine before - including VW of course.<br />I tried everything according to the factory manual, and everything suggested by everyone here. <br /><br />If you saw the condition of the rest of the car, you'd understand why they donated it, there was a lot of neglect on this one, and being owned by several teenagers did not help.<br /><br />Just to answer an above question, it is the knock sensor variety, not vacuum or mechanical advance. I took it's dizzi and put it in my car, it ran fine, along with the computer. <br /><br />I know all of you wanted to see a good outcome as much as me, sorry it didn't work out that way. Thanks so much. It's back to '50's Johnsons - I can handle them just fine.<br />Chris.
Thank you all for the help you've offered, it's appreciated. The owner has elected to donate the car as a tax write off. In fact, it was taken this morning. <br /><br />I'm very frustrated - I've never lost to any kind of engine before - including VW of course.<br />I tried everything according to the factory manual, and everything suggested by everyone here. <br /><br />If you saw the condition of the rest of the car, you'd understand why they donated it, there was a lot of neglect on this one, and being owned by several teenagers did not help.<br /><br />Just to answer an above question, it is the knock sensor variety, not vacuum or mechanical advance. I took it's dizzi and put it in my car, it ran fine, along with the computer. <br /><br />I know all of you wanted to see a good outcome as much as me, sorry it didn't work out that way. Thanks so much. It's back to '50's Johnsons - I can handle them just fine.<br />Chris.
<br />I suspect the clue was in the fact that she wouldn't advance her own timing.<br /><br />Oh well, maybe she'll live on providing parts for other VW's of that vintage.