87 VW Jetta

Tiny
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  • 1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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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?
Saturday, May 14th, 2011 AT 2:05 AM

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Tiny
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
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 AT 5:00 AM

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