[Vwdiesel] Strange IP Problem

[S. Shourds]

James Hansen wrote:

>Oh.  just thinking along the lines of a bad ground to the engine.
>A lot of times, when you do something mechanical like push a clutch 
>pedal and suddenly the thing behaves itself, your ground path has 
>changed for the better, suddenly all is well, the bucking farting beast 
>from hell purrs like a kitten and you tear your hair out trying to find it.
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>Probably not in this case however...
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>stillthinking.
>-James
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I had something  vaguely similar happen on my '85 TD.  I'd be buzzing 
down the road and it'd cut out on me.  I'd dump the clutch a few times 
and it'd take off.  I replaced/rebuilt everything in the fuel system.  
Turned out to be a spotty connection at the fuel stop selenoid.  When 
I'd dump the clutch at speed, the engine would shift and the wire would 
come back into contact.  With mine, however, it'd comepletely die.  I'm 
not sure what system failure could cause an engine to drop to idle. 

-Shalyn