Bassman 1 Posted September 13, 2006 I had this problem about a year ago but it went away, just done 2,500 miles through Europe but no problems. Driving to work this week and it has started having a noticeable loss of power when accelerating, usually in 2nd gear at around 2.5K / 3K. If I floor it it seems to clear and run normally up to the limiter. I am sure I have read somewhere about this possibly being dizzy related but I search hasn't returned anything. The car has done it both cold and when warmed up and tonight it happened about 10 / 15 times. Car runs in Super and has a fairly recent fuel filter and I changed the leads, cap and rotor arm before I went to Poland and clocked up 2,500 miles so I am certain these are ok. Any suggestions? Ta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vikgti 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Air flow meter?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry 1.9GTi 36 Posted September 13, 2006 mine is similar but not to that extent, only noticed it over the last few weeks, at bout 2750-3000 power dies a little, most noticible in 2nd 3rd n 4th. Doesnt seem to do it when warm. And also only happens at half throttle, it may have a dip at full throttle, but its not noticable. Gonna check igniotion timing soon, see if it makes any difference. Also my head has been skimmed 2x so will a slightly higher CR, is it benificial to advance or reatard the ignition a few degrees to go with the increased CR? or just set to normal? Thanks. Henry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassman 1 Posted September 13, 2006 Air flow meter?? What are you suggesting? Could the vane be sticking, is this a known issue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim21070 2 Posted September 13, 2006 Be worth checking that your vacuum advance is working properly. And yes, could be the AFM hitting a bit of dodgy track. It's a common spot for the AFM to "sit" in normal driving so a clean and retrack may well do the trick. There are loads of threads on vacuum advance problems (one very recently) and a similar number of threads about AFMs and how to clean and retrack them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPGTi 2 Posted September 14, 2006 Had the same problem and was gnition amp. Search for a thread I started called "my car doesn't like 3-3.5K" or something like that. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassman 1 Posted September 20, 2006 Had the same problem and was gnition amp. Search for a thread I started called "my car doesn't like 3-3.5K" or something like that. Steve Well surprise, surprise, it has stopped doing it! I'm going to take the car off the road soon and I need to change the bushes on the alternator and sort out the sticking starter so I may as well strip the ignition system out and give the connections a good clean up. I will try some new thermal paste between the ignition module and the metal plate it bolts to, but as it has caused me grief from cold, I don't think it is a thermal issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
