RE: Awful Accel+Hesitation after few days of no driving

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Funny you mention this. I have only had occasion to not drive my Coupe
for an extended period twice, week+ vacations both times. Both times it
did sort of what you describe, BIG hesitation under 3000 rpm until it
had been run for a while (about an hour seems to have fixed it both
times). I attributed it to revenge being visited on me by the Audi Gods
for dereliction of duty. Seems like there may be a more rational
explanation, particularly if it is happening to you, too. Now I'm
curious, too. BTW, I've got 103K miles.

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Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
quattro Owners Club member P877

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA
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>From: 	George Kostiuk[SMTP:george@lanworks.com]
>Subject: 	Awful Accel+Hesitation after few days of no driving
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>After a few days or more of not driving the car (business trip), I start 
>it --- sounds really rough. Let it warm up a minute,
>then pull away. Engine sounds louder than normal, and when I step on the 
>gas, especially under load, the car hesitates/sputters.
>In fact, the only real way to get moving is to rev up to approx 2500RPM+ 
>and then let off the clutch. Otherwise I coast through intersections
>and get totally embarassed (hey, it's an Audi, not a H**ndai!). Cruising 
>over 3200RPM or so the car almost seems normal.
>
>Even after the car warms up, it still acts that way, maybe only a bit 
>better. Also, there are several RPM points during acceleration
>when things get better --- around 2200, and again around 3000. 
>
>If I park it, and come back after a few hours --- the problem's gone. 
>I've also had this problem appear several times overnight after a bit
>of dirt road driving.
>