Power Loss

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <199707311527.JAA21630@rmi.net> Ralph Poplawsky writes:

> Can anyone help me?  My '91 200TQ 20V has acceleration loss and the dealer
> may own my house before it is fixed.  The symptom is as follows.  The car
> runs like a top up to about 1/2 to 2/3 throttle.  After that there is
> intermittent power loss varying from a 'missing' feeling to cutting in and
> out to stumbling along and hardly accelerating.  If I back off on the
> throttle when this happens, the engine smooths out and acceleration actually
> increases.  The problem appears to be worse in hot weather.  The boost gauge
> reads full boost.  Repeated acceleration runs sometimes result in temporary
> improvement.

My first guess is a small rip in the hose from the intercooler to the throttle 
body.  This is very hard to detect with the hose still on the car.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club