Re: Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!

Thanks for reporting your results.

That is a fairly common problem on the I5s.

Good work with diagnosing the problem.

DC wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon 
> "under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the 
> distributor body (I assume from the hall effect points?). The
Distributor 
> mounted bit had come off and was dangling on its wires. Once the cable 
> insulation got hot and pliable, left hand turns caused the whole thing
to 
> move and short out.
>
> One for the weird book
>
> Many thanks
> Dave
> "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>> check the intake manifold boot for a crack
>> -- 
>> later,
>> dave
>> (One out of many daves)
>>
>>
>> "TonyJ" <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote in message 
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>>> DC wrote:
>>>       
>>>> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in 
>>>> severe pinking, random missfiring.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone with any suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Now here's a swag:
>>> Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark
plug 
>>> wires...
>>>       
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