[s-cars] Subject: Re: Weird urq behavior

[Patrick Moores]

Sounds very similar to a problem I had on my 85 4000Q,
tracked it down to a bad ground on the firewall
def check and clean the grounds
 
patrick
 
 
Message: 6
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:06:45 -0700
From: "frank j. bauer" <frankbauer at thevine.net>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Weird urq behavior
To: Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>
Cc: 'S-CAR list' <s-car-list at audifans.com>, quattro at audifans.com
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i would try cleaning all the engine grounds.
might as well remove and reseat all the engine sensor connectors while 
you're at it.

Steve Marinello wrote:
> I figured I'd hit both lists for this.
> 
> Drove the '83 urq to work today to put some time and miles on it.  Loving it
> all over again.
> 
> But, at a point on the highway going out to lunch, I was slow shifting as
> traffic slowed and, while the clutch was disengaged, the tach dropped
> suddenly to zero, and then popped back up again.  The engine just wasn't
> there momentarily, and then it was.  Strange.