Re: Strange behaviour

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

Try a sticky ISV, non fuctioning, vacuum leaks after the turbo. When my
isv gets gummed, it does much the same.

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*Steve                                             Sachelle Babbar
*'87  5000CS Turbo 5spd 1.3-1.7 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 Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Tim Sexton wrote:

> Hello,
>     My 87 5kcstq 5spd has started doing something strange.  The car
> starts and idles fine,  but when I apply the gas pedal it tries to die,
> and then catches itself and goes like it should.  The problem seems to
> be worse when the car is warm,  and last night I could barely get it to
> move without quitting.  It finally stalled and took a long time to
> restart.  I also had to hold the gas pedal all the way on the floor to
> make it stumble to life.  It acts like it is starving for fuel, or like
> a dead accelerator pump on a carbeurated(sp?) car.  The fuel pump was
> replaced recently, and I don't have any vacuum leaks. I also checked the
> ignition system and pulled the fault codes which revealed nothing.
> Anyone have any theories?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> Tim Sexton
> Co.Springs, CO
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