Hey, you picked up a good car, how much did you pay? To check if it is a 2.0 or a 1.8, look at the fuel injection lines. If they are steel braided, it is a 1.8l. Probably replaced the hood as you said, I dont think they would make one 1.8...:P
I also have the hesitation problem under 2k rpm...I need to replace a mount...does the car shudder when you first start out? Brandt 87 GTI 8v (dead) 89 GTI 16v --- smerkur <[email protected]> wrote: > Just picked up a '91 GTi 16V, 67k miles, straight > and cherry in and out. Car > is reputed to be a 2.0L. Looks like all of them > were that year, however, > the "engine family" sticker under the hood refers to > a 1.8, 1781cc, etc. Are > they all that way, is the hood a replacement, or > have I been had? Is there > another way to verify engine size by block numbers > or markings? The motor > pulls nicely, even down low - seems to be more > powerful than my '88 GLi 16V. > > I also have a hesitation problem. The car came with > the TT chip and > exhaust. I checked for air leaks like someone has > suggested - negative > result. Reset the timing by light, but no > improvement. > > Also, there's a brown wire that's unattached under > the hood. It comes from > the firewall and has a right-angle spade terminal > attached to it that looks > like it was pulled off a rivet type connection. When > I ground it out, the > rad fan comes on. My old Haynes manual has lousy > wiring schematics (time for > a Bentley). Fan still comes on when motor is hot > enough. Can anyone I.D this > wire? Hint: it was found laying around by the fuel > distributor and is not > long enough to reach anything on the front side of > the block. > > Sorry for all the questions all at once. I've been > stuck in digest mode after > joining with no way to post to the list (that I > could see). > > TIA > Neil > > '91 GTi 16V > history of H20 addiction > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
