Re: 4kq wont start...help please

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Michael Williams writes:
> Its an 86 and here is the situation.  She was going from 2nd to 3rd when 
> the car started jerking.  She described it as though she was "killing" 
> it, but that wasnt it.  It jerked for a few seconds, then it just died.  
> It will turn over, and it has power, but it just wont start up.

Pretty vague indeed.  It's either no fuel or no spark...  Look for the
usual culprits, like loose ignition wire, fuel pump or fuel pump relay,
etc.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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