car still vibrates and has hard start

1988 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
350,000 MILES
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MISTER KAY
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after replacing carb kits and two engine mountings and intake manifold gasket car still vibrates and has hard start. Worse when the fan kicks in.






Aug 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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did you do a compression test to verify the motor is good??

Roy
Aug 26, 2012 at 8:05 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Is this a carb conversion? Are the jets dialed in?

Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose from the intake and plug the intake
to see if that makes a difference.

Thomas
Aug 26, 2012 at 9:30 PM
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MISTER KAY
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Yes I did do a compression test. When I replaced the intake manifold gasket I discovered that the exhaust manifold had a crack on it

Sep 2, 2012 at 7:33 PM
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Now what happens is that my brakes would go to the floor sometimes and I've just replaced cylinders, drums and shoes. I did bleed!
Sep 2, 2012 at 7:35 PM