[Vwdiesel] Runaway 1.5NA Golf

[Shirley, Mark R]

Suddenly like that, it's not just blow by.  He broke a ring or holed a
piston.
Massive oil intake happened.  I bet there's no compression now.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gary [mailto:gbangs at cfl.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 4:46 AM
> To: Mike Dwyer
> Cc: VWDiesel
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Runaway 1.5NA Golf
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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