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March 16th 08, 03:32 AM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe
pinking, random missfiring. Anyone with any suggestions. Regards Dave 
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March 16th 08, 05:54 AM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
DC wrote: > 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe > pinking, random missfiring. > > Anyone with any suggestions. > > Regards > > Dave > > > Now here's a swag: Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug wires...
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March 16th 08, 05:20 PM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
check the intake manifold boot for a crack
-- later, dave (One out of many daves) "TonyJ" <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote in message ... > > > DC wrote: >> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in >> severe pinking, random missfiring. >> >> Anyone with any suggestions. >> >> Regards >> >> Dave >> >> > Now here's a swag: > Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug > wires...
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March 17th 08, 04:39 AM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon
"under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the distributor body (I assume from the hall effect points?). The Distributor mounted bit had come off and was dangling on its wires. Once the cable insulation got hot and pliable, left hand turns caused the whole thing to move and short out. One for the weird book Many thanks Dave "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message et... > check the intake manifold boot for a crack > -- > later, > dave > (One out of many daves) > > > "TonyJ" <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote in message > ... >> >> >> DC wrote: >>> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in >>> severe pinking, random missfiring. >>> >>> Anyone with any suggestions. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >> Now here's a swag: >> Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug >> wires... > >
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March 17th 08, 05:11 AM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
Thanks for reporting your results.
That is a fairly common problem on the I5s. Good work with diagnosing the problem. DC wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon > "under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the > distributor body (I assume from the hall effect points?). The Distributor > mounted bit had come off and was dangling on its wires. Once the cable > insulation got hot and pliable, left hand turns caused the whole thing to > move and short out. > > One for the weird book > > Many thanks > Dave > "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message > et... > >> check the intake manifold boot for a crack >> -- >> later, >> dave >> (One out of many daves) >> >> >> "TonyJ" <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote in message >> ... >> >>> DC wrote: >>> >>>> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in >>>> severe pinking, random missfiring. >>>> >>>> Anyone with any suggestions. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Now here's a swag: >>> Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug >>> wires... >>> >> > > >
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March 17th 08, 03:59 PM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
On Mar 15, 8:32*pm, "DC" > wrote:
> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe > pinking, random missfiring. > > Anyone with any suggestions. > > Regards > > Dave I was going to suggest that your car was conservative. [rimshot.wav] E.P.
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March 18th 08, 02:16 AM
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Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
"Ed Pirrero" > wrote in message ... I was going to suggest that your car was conservative. E.P. +++++++++++ Well it is grey (grin) DC
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