[Vwdiesel] Runaway 1.5NA Golf

[gary]

Mike,
This my friend is diesel runaway!

The engine develops enough blow-by that the engine runs on crankcase
vapors alone. 

-Gary


On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 07:04, Mike Dwyer wrote:

>  
> Then yesterday whilst cruising at 100km/h on the highway - the car
> suddenly went to full acceleration (as if I had flattened the
> accelerator to the floor). Backing off the pedal had no effect -
> switching off the ignition key also to no effect.
>  
> Clouds of dense black smoke out exhaust.
>  
> Luckily I managed to avoid other traffic and pull off into the emergency
> lane and stall the engine. Now it turns over but will not start.

> Regards,
> Mike Dwyer
> 1979 Golf GLD (1.5NA) x2