[s-cars] Just cut out and died.

[JC]

Dave - Glad you got the CPS OK - hope it's a clean fix!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> desmo888 at comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:38 AM
> To: jeff postupack; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Just cut out and died.
>
> I, too, thought it was me fuel pump - no noise.  I jumpered
> it at the fuse box and found it to be working fine.  I now
> have the car in exploded view in my garage.  The cps showed
> up Monday and will go in Friday night.
>
> BTW, my car was purchased by me after the PO said it just
> stopped running while driving it.  He had it towed to a v-dub
> dealer and they promptly pushed it outside, refusing to work
> on it.  Anywho, he had also mentioned that the car was
> missing at low rpm before the final kill.  I will report back
> after I get the cps in this weekend.
>
> Ur Kase
> the is no substitute...
>
>
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "jeff postupack" <jeff.postupack at gmail.com>
> > Bill:
> >
> > When this { sudden death} happened to me in summer of 2007,
> I parked
> > at a CT package store to get some beverage.
> > Shut off car.. returned with beer, tried to start car ,
> "He's Dead Jim !!"
> >
> > just like that. off like a switch.
> > Do the fuel pump test, that's what I found.. no sounds back
> there ina
> > tank area.
> >
> > Hope it's not the transmission Bill !
> > JP
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > This has ME thinking now about my OWN avant-no-start problem....
> > wonder if the CPS could be an issue for me too? Prolly not
> as I have
> > isolated #5cyl as the culprit, but....
> >
> >
> > On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Robert Myers wrote:
> >
> > >*
> > *>*
> > *>* Two likely suspects not as yet mentioned:
> > *>*
> > *>* 1.      failed CPS
> > *>* 2.      disconnected white plug on firewall.  This
> eliminates B+ from
> > *>* reaching coils and she's dead, Jim.
> > *>*
> > *>* Look at #2 first - it's a LOT easier.
> > *>*
> > *>* Bob
> > *>*
> > *
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