87 5KTQ Starving for gas

[Mark Suttner]

Sorry!   Reposted under correct email address.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Suttner" <msuttner at columbus.rr.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:49 PM
Subject: 87 5KTQ Starving for gas


> Recently purchased a 87 5ktq with some built in challenges.  It sometimes
> looses almost all power.  It can be running just fine and then will
suddnely
> start sputtering.  Turning the ignition off and on and it will run fine
> again until it happens again.  Sometimes it can happen again in a few
> seconds and sometimes it is OK for hours.
>
> While parked with the engine running noticed that the sound the fuel pump
> made changed just when the loss of power occoured.  The pump was a bit
loud
> to begin with but the sound would change similar to a vaccum cleaner when
> the hose is blocked.
>
> Thinking that it might be dirt or flakes in the gas tank blocking the fuel
> pump screen the tank was emptied and the fuel pump removed.   Amazingly
> clean!  But noticed that one of the rubber isolation/mounting grommets was
> torn and loose.  Thinking that this could account for the extra loud pump
> buzz.
>
> Could it also be the reason for the loss of power?  These gromets also
> appear to act as spacers keeping the pump suspended a distance above the
> bottom of the tank.  Would one of the three missing allow it to get close
> enough to the bottom to cause a problem?
>
> Regards,    Mark
>
> 91 200q20v
> 87 5ktq
> 86 5ka
>