87.5 dying slowly help

[R Mangas]

  My A2 Jetta GLI did this for a while; tach went crazy at the same time so
it was easy to finger the hall sensor.

$0.02,
Robert




>From: MM <marknyc28 at yahoo.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: 87.5 dying slowly help
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:57:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>Perhaps with all the expertise on this list, you guys
>could help me with my problem..
>Car is a 2.3 NG Coupe GT.
>Car runs fine acutally perfect when it runs...
>Today it died in an intersection (3 times now)No
>warning, no misfires, just nothing.  Starting is very
>hard after, but always eventually starts and runs fine
>again, sometimes for days, sometimes for 30 secs
>I disconnected the ECU and sprayed the contacts with
>electrical cleaner...the fuel pump is new, caps rotor
>and plugs are 1 year old, fresh gas.
>Im thinking its ignition related, until today when it
>died....it remained running, but what sounded like on
>ONE cylinder..It actually sounded like it was
>"dieseling" but did this for 30sec to a minute. Lots
>of shaking, then a "click" and boom, its running fine
>again...
>Bad ground somewhere perhaps??? Fuel relay???
>Im at a loss, and coming back from class it wouldnt
>staart again...so there it stays until i find some
>area to narrow it down too....
>ANY SUGGESTIONS??
>Anything would be appreciate, cause im a pedestrian
>until its fixed...
>thanks
>Mark
>
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