RE: rough idle and low rpm hesitation

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Yes, the timing set wrong could be the cause. The timing belt could've
jumped one tooth.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	LOACESQ [SMTP:LOACESQ@aol.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 24, 1998 12:39 AM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	rough idle and low rpm hesitation
> 
> My 87 5kcst (auto trans) is being beaten off the line by all manner of
> vehicles, including econoboxes and deisel tractor trailors!  For the
> sake of
> Audi's everywhere, help!
	[...]
> Now, it chugs laboriously till the rpm hits about 1800 and the turbo
> spools
> up, then it takes off.  
	[...]
> Perhaps the timing was set wrong to begin with?
> 
> TIA
> 
> adam