87 vw jetta

1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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KPIDGEON
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I have a 87 vw jetta with a 1.8 8v motor. The motor runs but acts like a cylinder is not firing..this causing the motor to run rough. Could a bad injector or something in the injectors fuel line cause this problem? If not what can I do to help narrow the possible problems down?
May 14, 2011 at 2:05 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the suspected cylinder -sparkplug, compression and injector-Use gloves start it up and start removing the wires from the cylinders one by one -the one that don't react when you remove the wire is the problem cylinder
Jun 23, 2011 at 5:00 AM
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