Weird 5kcstq stuff

[Gerard]

At Saturday, 27 July 2002, B Vibert <blur at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>I finally got the brake lines changed and I take it for a ride.  I
>definitely need new front rotors as they are really shaking badly.  I
>was driving with a foot on the brake and one on gas for a few seconds
>trying to determine which which rotor it was when the engine dies for
>a second.  Trying it again, same result.  Whenever I loaded the engine
>with the brakes, it seemed to die just like it had hit the rev limiter
>but it was only at about 3000rpm though and about 1.2 bar of boost.
>
>What's up with that?
>
>Burl Vibert
>1987 5kcstq
>Kingston, Ontario
>

Is it an automatic transmission 5ktq? The ECU doesn't allow "left
foot braking" in order to prevent damage to the torque converter.
It will cut the fuel if boost is sensed along with the brake being
hit.

I had a similar thing in my '89 200t automatic, but in this case
it seemed to be a electrical fault. The fuse box cover had a crack
in it and the tail lenses were old allowing for some water to get
through when it rained. On rainy days I would get plenty of bulb
blown warnings, but checking the bulbs revealed they were all working.
Then I noticed that the brake lights looked like they were always
on. Not completely on, but at the brightness of the normal driving
lights, but the 3rd brake light was also on (it would brighten up
when I did hit the brakes). This somehow continually told the ECU
that the brakes were engaged which resulted in some very interesting
neck snapping everytime I tried to overtake someone. Cut out about
5 times per car length.

G.