Stumped

[Grant Lenahan]

start with the basics.

Coil (hard to check except by substitution)
Plug wires - correct order?
All wires tight?

I am perplexed by OIL at tailpipe. Little or nbo oil should be in any cylinder...

Grant

On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:

> Hello, everyone!
> 
> Car is still not running properly.  Doesn't always start (rarely does, 
> in fact) and there is a strong smell of unburnt gas in my cabin while 
> I'm  cranking.  Also, there is a huge oily puddle behind my tailpipe 
> after cranking and even when the car has been running for a while.  I'm 
> thinking there's a problem with my spark.  When I held a plug near a 
> ground and cranked, my spark was in fact light orange, not the 
> white-blue I've been told it should be.
> 
> I'm at my wit's end!  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Vincent Gelinas
> 1989 Audi 90q
> 235,000 Mi approx
> 2.3 NG
> 5 speed
> Enfield, NH
> 
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Grant Lenahan
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