Help! 4kq dead

[Roa, Greg]

Will do.   Thanks a lot Clint!  Either of those would make a lot of sense.
The air boot could be very likely, as it was a bit old, so when she stalled
it, it may have backfired or sent air back into that boot, popping it off or
ripping it.  It wasn't really apparent, but I wasn't looking very closely at
it.
Thanks again!
Greg Roa


-----Original Message-----
From: Clint F. [mailto:stungun68 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 10:17 AM
To: groa at Cinergy.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Help! 4kq dead


check the air intake boot, make sure it is still in place.  look for the two

ground wires on intake, between intake manifold and fuel dist. they are the 
main computer grounds, and if they broke, car will all sorts of strange 
problems.


>From: "Roa, Greg" <groa at Cinergy.com>
>To: "'quattro at audifans.com'" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Help!  4kq dead
>Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 07:04:02 -0500
>
>Hello all,
>Went to try and teach the loving girlfriend how to drive a stick shift last
>night.  Everything was going wonderfully, with her even commenting how nice
>the car was to drive and all.  Had been driving around parking lots for
>about a half hour, and she stalled the car.  Bucked and then died.  So, I
>told her, "no problem, just start it back up, and we'll go".  Car won't
>start.  I try it.  Car still won't start.  We wait for a while, and after
>several tries, the car starts, runs for 15 seconds or so, then acts like I
>shut off the key.  Tach and car stop.  No sputtering, nothing.  Dash lights
>are fine, and doesn't seem like the power is interrupted.  Sometimes after 
>a
>while, the car will run, and when it does, never for very long.  When I'm
>cranking the engine over, I can't hear the fuel pump.
>I then was able to get the car started a few more times, and noted that as
>long as I didn't press on the gas too hard, the car will run.  If I rev the
>engine it will die.  I was able to drive the car home (with three stalls)
>for about 10 miles, making sure that I kept the revs under 2k, and didn't
>press the gas much.  It seemed that if I disconnected a 4 connector plug
>behind the passenger's side glove box, then plugged it back in, that it
>would be more likely to start, but that wasn't a consistent sure fire
>solution.
>I didn't get a chance to do any diagnostics yet, to find out if I have 
>spark
>or anything, as the car is in my G/F's apartment parking lot, and it was
>dark out when we finally got home.  Anyone ever had anything like this
>happen before?  Acts like a fuel problem, but when the car dies, it is very
>sudden.  Just like the ignition switch is being turned off.  Car cranks 
>over
>fine, but nothing happens.  I have no idea what could cause this.  Anyone
>know?  Car is a 86' 4kcsq.
>Thanks everyone!
>
>Greg Roa
>Cincinnati, OH
>86' 4kcsq (in nonrunning protest)
>93' 90 CS
>83' 944
>(97' GF's Toyota Corolla getting me to work today.)

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