Stalling when cold

[Lawrence C Leung]

Also, check the intercooler itself. If it leaks, it produces the same
running symptoms as a bad IC hose. Check the IC seams for oil, or feel
under the bottom of the IC. If it's oily, it's leaking. 

LL - NY

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:24:45 -0000 "Pat Dooley" <pdooley at gte.net> writes:
>My 86 5kt did the same thing.  It turned out to be the intercooler to
>throttle body hose, AKA the Michelin man hose.  The hose held together 
>to
>start the car, but the bad motor mounts caused enough vibration to 
>expose
>the crack in the bottom of the hose.
>If CIS cars don't get properly metered air they run like crap.
>Don't overlook this in your analysis.  Take the hose completely off 
>and
>check it for cracks, especially on the bottom.
>Thanks to Scott Mockry for this great tip.  Check his site at
>http://www.teleport.com/~scottmo/index.html
>
>Don't forget to read the cautions and disclaimers:)
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com 
>[mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>> Behalf Of Gregory Dillon
>> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:09 AM
>> To: Quattro List
>> Subject: Stalling when cold
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having problems with a stalling 86 type 44 turbo.
>>
>> My 5000 Turbo starts okay, but without assistance to keep the idel 
>up it
>> will start idle slower unevely and may die after half a minute.
>> The second
>> time it is harder to start.  Leave it 3 minutes or so and it starts 
>again.
>>
>> I've recently changed the ignition wires, spark plugs and 
>distributor cap
>> and rotor.  The air filter and not much more.
>>
>>
>> Greg Dillon
>>
>