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Re: Help needed in hunting Audi gremlin.....
>Twice in the last week, my wife's '88 80q was besieged by the
>gremlins. Whilst tooling down the expressway at 60 mph, the car
>started to surge and slow down until it slowed to about 20 mph,
>gave a healthy cough, then resumed at power back up to speed.
>If the car died for good, I could troubleshoot it (not that I
>want it to on the expressway, of course). The current fuel pump
>has been getting noisier over the last few months, so I suspect
>that it may be due. (plus when I bought the car three years ago
>with 75K on the clock it had a new pump & filter; I now have
>150K on the clock) Next on my hit list would be the filter &
>maybe the relay.
I would check to make sure that the catalytic convertor is not shot. This are
exactly the symptoms. The honeycomb material falls apart, jams up the exhaust,
and you can't get air through there, choking the engine.
Need to disconnect the cat and inspect.
Paul
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Paul Waterloo
Riverside, IL
91 200q
EMAIL: 74543.407@compuserve.com
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