Closure, Re: HELP--MC1 ignition/Bentley wrong

[James Marriott]

Follow-up:

Bentley provides an exhaustive procedure for troubleshooting.
Then, the last step is, "replace coil anyway." Great, and my car
has a "special" coil (read as: costs US$100 more than your
average coil). Some two months later, the problem seems to be
gone, so it was likely the coil.

Thanks for all the tips.

----- Original Message -----
From: <marriott at micron.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 8:29 AM
Subject: HELP--MC1 ignition/Bentley wrong


> Haudi,
>
> 1989 USA 200q, MC1 with MAC11C. VIN 004273.
>
> The problem: intermittent stalling/hiccups/no start. Never
stores a
> code. When it's a no-start, the smell of raw fuel is emitted
from the
> exhaust pipe. Another symptom: sometimes during cranking, the
starter
> will nearly stall, as if the timing has suddenly advanced.
>
> System/control pressures are right on; wires/cap/rotor/plugs
are all
> fairly new. The "interesting" thing is that all of the
transitorized
> modules shown in my Bentley (MC1, MC2, NF, 3B) have a
three-wire Amp
> connector and two screw-on terminals. Mine, of course, has a
two-wire
> Amp connector, and three spade terminals, only two of which are
used.
> Please help my wife regain trust in "her" car (I _usually_
drive the
> 4kq).
>
> Can a dead coil cause stalling/no start but set no code? What
else could
> it be? Multi-function, etc.
>
> Thanks,
> James, and especially Karen and Jesse