Engine Hesitation on 83 Coupe

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <19980821184248.4698.qmail@hotmail.com> "Alan Kramer" writes:

> Hi, I've got a 81 4k w/ 300+k miles (original owner) and a 83 Coupe
> (180k miles) that I just 2 months ago.  The coupe was maintained very
> well, and in good driving shape.   I've put about 1,000 miles on the car
> since.  About 500 miles ago, it started to develop a miss under heavy
> acceleration.  This was more pronounced in 4th & 5th gear than in 2nd or
> 3rd, and rarely if ever happened in 1st.  The car also had to be warm,
> and running 15+ minutes.

There's a weird problem on some ur-quattros caused by a breather pipe
swinging back under acceleration and touching #5 plug wire.

Check that there's nothing clear of the plug wires at rest that could
be moving into a contact position with a plug wire under accleration.

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 Phil Payne
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