I have a problem with my '82 CIS (fuel injected) Jetta with automatic
transmission.  This Jetta is one that I bought a long time ago to fix up and
sell because it had a good body and a bad motor.

The car has a 1.6l motor from a '80 Rabbit in it (which had points ignition
and a different emissions setup) and I basically just swapped everything from
the 82 Jetta engine onto it (including electronic ignition etc).

When I time everything up (using a timing light and tachometer) according to
the marks on the flywheel (which I double checked) I have two problems.
1. The power is very low.  The motor kinda feels like it is bogged down and
then finally starts to get some power once you get rolling.
2. When the shifter is in neutral or park it idles fine, but when I put it in
"drive" or "reverse" the motor idles down drastically (it goes from idling
around 1000 rpms to 600 rpms when you put it in gear) and acts like it is
going to die (and it sometimes does).  The transmission seems to shift
smoothly between gears and is full of fluid.

If I turn the distributor counterclockwise a bit the idle goes up and it
seems like I have more power, etc (however the timing marks don't line up at
all).
So I am wondering if anyone out there has had similar problems?  Here are the
things I have replaced/checked so far.

1. Distributor Cap
2. Rotor
3. Spark Plug Wires
4. Spark Plugs
5. Fuel Filter
6. No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses.

Any ideas and suggestions would be appreciated,
Ken Wilford
http://www.vanagain.com
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