#1 is probably an out of balance wheel. #2 is probably a bad fuel transfer pump.
#3 might be a bad motor mount... -josh --- Adam Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > .. just thought i'd throw this out there for anyone > who might know anything > about these problems. > > 1. Anytime i brake while between the speeds of 45 > and 55, i get a harsh > vibration in the steering wheel.. it only seems to > be at that speed though.. > whats the deal? rotors? > > 2. Anytime I drive the car for longer than 1 1/2 > hours strait, it starts to > lose a ton of power, I just starts feeling like im > driving a 1.8L 8V. If i > let the car sit for a couple of hours, its ok again. > The engine doesnt get > any hotter, i just done get any power after its been > running for a while. > could it be that the timing belt softens upa dn > 'slightly' streches so that > my timing changes a bit? and when I let the car sit > the belt cools off and > shrinks again? i know that probably sounds a little > nuts, but stranger > things have happened, i dont currently have a timing > belt cover on it, so it > IS more exposed to the outside air. > > 3. Anytime I accellerate at high speed from a dead > stop, i hear this really > bad cracking, straining machanical sound. kinda like > what it would sound > like if you were walking around on an old wood > porch. it goes away once im > moving though. I KNOW this cant be good so needless > to say, when i do drive > the car, i drive it gently. I had one guy tell me it > might be the front > bearings. what do you all think? > > Thanks alot. > -Adam > > '91 GLi > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
