80 Quattro Starting Problem

[Huw Powell]

> My husband's 1990 80 Quattro has developed a strange starting
> problem.  One evening a couple of weeks ago he went to start the car
> as usual.  It turned over and ran roughly for maybe two seconds, then
> died.  He tried a second time, it did the same thing, but for a
> slightly shorter period.  On the third try, the car didn't turn over
> at all.

What do you mean by "It didn't turn over at all"?

To me that says, no crank, the engine did not turn over when the key was 
turned.  To some people, it means no brm-brm, ie, no fire.

Please clarify...

-- 
Huw Powell

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