[s-cars] Leaving the List

[Mark Strangways]

OHH I can feel your pain brother...
Maybe a good way to empty the tank is with a match !!!

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Gorelick" <marc at frogville.net>
To: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
Cc: "S-CAR at audifans.com" <S-CAR-List at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Leaving the List


> Mark:
>
> I had exactly the same syptoms as you, and replaced the fuel pump...but it 
> didn't solve the problem. In the end the culprit was a loose connector 
> that provided power to the fuel pump relay. It was a very intermittent and 
> hard to diagnose problem. Should the fuel pump not be your problem, check 
> for loose or bad wires underneath the relay panel.
>
> The fuel pump probably needed replacing anyway since it had about 140k 
> miles on it...but you can imagine my joy the THIRD time I had to flat-bed 
> the car back to my garage! Grrrrr!
>
> Marc
>
> Mark Strangways wrote:
>
>>Well, I think the time has come to say goodbye to the //S List.
>>It's been a great go and have enjoyed meeting many of you, but it's time.
>>
>>The problem seems to be that my car has found a way to receive my e-mails.
>>It appears to be overseeing the list and developing every last symptom the 
>>gets talked about.
>>
>>After spending 1K to fix a rusted oil return line (321 CAD from Stealer) + 
>>tranny and dif service.
>>The brat now has developed a problem with the fuel pump. It seems to run 
>>ok for a while then stalls and will not restart.
>>Today I pulled into a parking lot after a nice drive, no symptoms. I came 
>>out to drive home and it would start for a split second, then stall out. I 
>>could not rev it to keep it going. There appeared to be fuel pressure, but 
>>it sure has the symptoms of lacking fuel.
>>
>>Once I let it sit, it will start but I don't wanna drive it anywhere as it 
>>may let me down again.
>>
>>Suggestions...
>>
>>Oh, I am going to firewall my car so it can't intercept the e-mails
>>
>>Mark
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