Re: Hard start, stalling, etc. info

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

I had a problem with the coil, but not that. Every so often, only at idle,
the engine stall out and die. Immediate, not gradually. Made me
suspicious. Anyway, before I decided to look at it, the thing died and
wouldn't start. I went poking around. To cut a long story short, I found
that the plug underneath the coil was loose. I pushed it up towards the
body, but it was still loose. I found out that (possibly due to heat) the
metal plugs inside had loosened on the terminals making intermittent
contact. I took a pair of pliers, clamped down on them tighter (I did
crack the plug, but didn't break it). Plugged it back in and voila!

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*Steve                                       Sachelle Babbar
*'84  5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar                    <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution as
*your results may vary from mine."
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On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, MHLIGGINS wrote:

> Found this in the NHTSA tech service bulletins:
> 
> <<Service Bulletin Number: 28-88-T09 
> Bulletin Sequence Number: 068
> Date of Bulletin: 8806
> NHTSA Item Number: SB002862
> Make: AUDI
> Model: 5000
> Year: 1988
> Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL
> Summary: ENGINE DOES NOT START, STALLS WHILE DRIVING-NO IGNITION SPARK-LOOSE
> MOUNTING SCR EW ON POWER TRANSITOR OF IGNITION COIL-RETIGHTEN MOUNTING
> SCREWS OF POWER TRANSI TOR BY HAND-ALL 1984 TO 1988 AUDI 5000T MODELS TLH >>
> 
>      Later.
>      Marty Liggins
>      Imperial Potentate, Bucksnort Quattro Club (Un-Inc.)
>