ignition problems (i think) somebody please help!!!!

[cobram at juno.com]

What's it use to reference #1, just the dizzy window?  What's it use for
an RPM signal, the coil?  I thought the I5's were all basically the same,
I stand corrected.  I've had the '88 90Q for years now, never needed more
than brakes and radiators.  KISS at work.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
"God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."

Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> writes:
> There's no flywheel sender on the 88 90Q.
> 
> cobram at juno.com wrote:
> > Symptoms sound like it could be a bad reference sender at the 
> flywheel. 
> > Check the Bentley for testing procedure, don't have a copy handy 
> at then
> > moment, but IIRC there should be 1000 olhm's between the first and 
> second
> > terminal at the plug.
> > 
> > BCNU,
> > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > "God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."
> >    
> > donald grady <audilvr at hotmail.com> writes:
> >> i'm driveng an '88 90 quattro 5 cyl.this problem has been 
> escalating 
> >> for a while and now the car is not driveable. it started out that 
> 
> >> the engie will cut out at 3000 rpm kind of like a rev limiter.i 
> >> found if the fuel meter on the front of the cis fuel meter is 
> >> unplugged, the car will run fine...but the onboard computer goes 
> to 
> >> all zero's when 3000 is reached. i've tried swapping just about 
> >> everything i can think of but i can't finnd the problem and now 
> tthe 
> >> car won't idle or run properly. it surges stalls and 
> backfires(blew 
> >> the side out of the muffler when it backfired).i'm at a loss and 
> 
> >> running in circles.if anyone thinks they can help, please do. 
> >>