ARGH! Won't run!

[Nate Stuart]

Well with limited tools, the first thing you might check is the plug at
the base of the distributer. It has a 3 wire plug and connectors that
can sometimes come loose from the dizzy housing and bounce around a bit
leading to broken wires or coming unplugged.

Worth a shot anyway and easy to check.

-Nate
'89 90tq
www.newtsplace.com/90tq

David.Ullrich at ferguson.com wrote:

>Get in the Coupe to run over to my companies other site. About 2 blocks from starting, the engine starts to buck wildly and misfire. Has no power. The digi RPM gauge is bouncing all over the place. I limp it back and just as I pull into the lot it stalls. I crank for a while, but it won't start. Pop the hood and discover that the spark plug for the 3rd cylinder back from the front is VERY loose. I get a wrench and tighten it up, still won't start. Doesn't even sound like it's catching at all. No overt signs of anything wrong. Checked the fuel pump fuse, it's OK. I had cranked it quite a bit at this point (with and without gas pedal pressed in). So, at this point could it be flooded? What else should I check? I have VERY limited access to tool, virtually none. Should I just have it towed to the dealer? I'm stranded away from home (at work). HELP?
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>Dave
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>Too Many Toys:
>1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
>1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP
>1985 Chevy Impala SS
>2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
>1993 RX-7 R1
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