My brother's Coupe--Again!

[Bubmeister@aol.com]

Well, I've gotten my brother to provide a little more insight on the engine
cut-out problem on his '83 Coupe (none Q).  As his fax reads:

"I've gotten my first sold clue to the dying Audi problem.  On starting, the
fuel pump is running , but the car will not start.  When I hold the key "on"
(I hate to do this) the engine revs up, but the second I release the key it
drops dead.  So it isn't a fuel problem.  I have previously changed the
ignition switch in the steering column, so that is new.  I have put in a new
coil and cap & rotor.  Can you think of what might be shorting out?  This has
happened before, after the car sat an hour it would start normal.  Now, it
will not run unless I hold the key in the start position.  It ran fine the
night before.  Would a fuel relay do somehting like this (sudden death)?
 Maybe it's a relay down stream oof the start switch?"

It definitely sounds like something dun broke now.  One note, if it anyone
does have an answer, my brother does have the Bentley manual for the car.
 So, if you have any references to the manual there is less need for detail.

If possible, could you also e-mail me directly with responses (as well as
posting) as I'm only back home for a couple days right now and will have
about a month of digests to go through when I get back.  

Thanks all, you're a wealth of information!

Kelly
Bubmeister@aol.com
'86 4kcsq com.ed. - runs when it is supposed to