87.5 dying slowly help

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My 87.5 CGT had the same problem. In my case the hall sensor had partly pulled out of the distributor. The little "feet" on it were broken (now held tight with a wire tie). So, I'd suggest you check your Hall Sensor and it's connections. Make sure the connections are clean and tight and that the sensor itself is properly seated in the distributor.

Dave
1987 CGT Special Build
SE Virginia

>
> From: MM <marknyc28 at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2003/02/13 Thu PM 10:57:51 EST
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 87.5 dying slowly help
>
> 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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