[V8] Fish.... or, My Audi Issue!

[bw at UDel.Edu]

So, Monica is taking out our General Staff. Do you think Israel is just fishing for 
someone to approve attacking Iran? 
  My issue has been developing over the last week. It seemed like bad gas, I would 
have to flutter the gas pedal at stop signs and then rev on and off to keep going. 
One day, there was a backfire on start up and it somehow got worse, (more gas, 
less power), like the timing was off radically. 
   The TPS was never set right, I moved it thru the range. Today, a couple of 
backfires and No Start. Now, the bendix runs w/o turning the engine. Is this just a 
nightmare or is there an explanation?  Bob