Help needed please

[Craig D. Niederst]

Alan,
I had a similar problem on my '86 CGT. Car would run fine, then just die.
Other times the car would jerk (power then loss of power). Replaced the fuel
pump relay, and solved the problem.

Craig
'92 100S (95k)
'86 CGT (200k)

----- Original Message -----
From: "alan pritchard" <alanthecelt at alanthecelt.screaming.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:33 PM
Subject: Help needed please


> Well, almost 2 years of having a reliable car, and it... stopped......
> today.
> my cgt that is, i need some diagnosis please.
> i started a 4 mile journey this evening, it was cold, about 10 deg c
perhaps
> and dry, the engine was cold.
> about 2 1/2  to 3 miles in the car had a hesitant moment when travelling
at
> 40mph on light  throttle,  this happened a few times over a couple of
> minutes or so, turned at a junction and it died, so restarted and
continued
> about 1/4 mile further and it stopped again, this time it wouldnt start.
> normal sounding cranking, nothing unusual apart from it not firing up.
> so i got out and popped the bonnet, checked ht leads were connected,
seemed
> fine, checked dizzy was tight, checked hoses and....
> noticed top hose to radiator seemed tepid, not warm/hot as i would expect,
> touched engine block and it was very hot, could hold my hand on it for a
> second or so.  this set me thinking
> when i started the journey i heard a tap/knock from the front of the
engine,
> this isnt too unusual as my tappets are noisy, im low on oil (not
> dangerously) and i have suspected the bearings in the power steering pump
to
> be 'dodgy'.
> whilst driving my temperature gauge hadnt moved when i would have expected
> it to.
> so im wondering if my water pump could have given up??? or something
similar
> (what would happen if the thermostat didnt open?).
> Incidently, i got a tow home, and managed to start the car (first time) to
> get it up the steep hill of my drive.
> So any ideas/further questions?
> thanks guys
>
> and incidently rice boys are total w***ers, whilst being towed (with
hazards
> on) a vauxhall nova (1.2l maybe) sat behind me blowing his horn.  the car
> had the wheels, skirts and bumpers that go hand in hand with this kind of
> moron.  I like these cars, if they go as well as they look,  honestly,
they
> had trouble overtaking me as i was being towed by my mate, LOL!!
>
>