1994 Volkswagen Jetta 1994 Jetta misfire/stumble on light a

Tiny
CUDHOO
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  • 1994 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 100,000 MILES
I have read many different forums and still I have not found a solution. Maybe you can help me?

1994 jetta 2.0 5-speed GL with a/c. Bought the car from my father-out-law, it has a known hesitation/misfire/stumble. It is at 160,000km (100,000 miles) and is generaly very well maint

hesitation / stumble / misfire happens only above 1400 RPM (both with driving or in neutral) but goes away if you open up the throttle to more then about 60%. Only tends to do it while light acceleration, or cruising along (at all speeds) does not do it while hard acceleration. Say you have your foot in a fixed position that allows you to travel at 50 mph and you keep your foot there, it will stop doing it as the road goes from flat into a hill.

one more thing. Say you are cruising at 30 mph, and it is doing its hesitation thing, if you turn the key off and right back on (kinda like bomb-starting) problem goes away completly for about an hour or until you park and turn off.

my father-out-law thinks the problem seemed to start shortly after getting a new fuel tank in the car.

since problem has started we have ;
-changes plugs (2 times), wires (2 times), pcv, O2 senor, checked fuel pressure, replace MAF, even tried swapping the computer
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 AT 9:52 AM

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Tiny
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Hi cudhoo, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

Lack of acceleration, surging, chugging, hesitating, bogging etc. Could be caused by one of the following below.

Inspect and test all the following listed below, we start here

Oxygen sensor.
Catalytic converter.
Fuel injectors dirty/sticking.
Mass airflow sensor/Airflow meter.
Throttle position sensor.
Manifold absolute pressure sensor.
EGR Valve
Fuel pressure regulator leaking, fuel filter or defective fuel pump.
False air leakage.
Fuel contamination.
Foul/defective spark plugs.
Open spark plug wires.
Ignition coil/Coil packs defective.
Incorrect ignition timing.
Cap and rotor.

Note:If it doesn't apply disregard.
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Friday, August 6th, 2010 AT 8:37 AM

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