RE: Help! Coupe Quattro puking fuel

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

Dunno. Maybe take it to someone that can check emissions. I would think
if it is shot it wouldn't clean up the exhaust to the same level a
functional one would. Anyone else out there know a way fer sure?
-Ian Duff.
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	J. Sala [SMTP:jsala@skynet.uah.ualberta.ca]
>Sent:	Tuesday, March 18, 1997 2:20 AM
>To:	Duff, Ian
>Cc:	'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'
>Subject:	RE: Help! Coupe Quattro puking fuel
>
>Car is now running fine, although I lost a race against a CRX off the 
>lights tonight (sigh). How can one tell ir the cat is toasted?
>
>
>--
>Jon Sala 
>Clinical Engineering			jsala@skynet.uah.ualberta.ca
>Walter McKenzie Centre 0D1.00		http://skynet.uah.ualberta.ca
>University of Alberta Hospitals 	(403) 492-6711
>Capital Health Authority
>8440 112 Street
>Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G-2B7
>
>On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Duff, Ian wrote:
>
>> You need to call Christian Long and tell him where the gas dumped on his
>> Coupe was really destined for. Gas coming out of your Coupe, must be
>> related to the gas being dumped on his...
>> 
>> Sounds like one (or more) of the cylinders was not firing, just pushing
>> its fuel through, right out the exhaust. Hope it didn't kill the kitty.
>> 
>> -Ian Duff.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From:	J. Sala [SMTP:jsala@skynet.uah.ualberta.ca]
>> >Sent:	Monday, March 17, 1997 11:42 AM
>> >To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> >Subject:	Help! Coupe Quattro puking fuel
>> >
>> >
>> >On the way to work this morning my idle speed came up to 18-1900 rough 
>> >RPMs, the exhaust was dumping fuel, and any significant application of 
>> >throttle would cause a stumble (to say the least), with the occasional 
>> >backfire.  I limped 2 blocks to the parkade, wiggled the injector wires, 
>> >restarted the engine, and 10 seconds of test drive I gave it appeared to 
>> >be ok.
>> >
>> >What's is going on here?? Should I put on the nomex for the drive home?
>> >
>> >Cheers, and a happy St. Patty's day 
>> >--
>> >Jon Sala 
>> >Clinical Engineering			jsala@skynet.uah.ualberta.ca
>> >Walter McKenzie Centre 0D1.00		http://skynet.uah.ualberta.ca
>> >University of Alberta Hospitals 	(403) 492-6711
>> >Capital Health Authority
>> >8440 112 Street
>> >Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G-2B7
>> >
>>