Re: Questions of an ur-Q Kind

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> Last year, I bought an 83 ur-Q, expecting it to be a
> project car, but hoping I could get some daily use out
> of it before proceeding. Couldn't get it to pass emission
> inspection, then one night, returning from a run to the
> store, it started backfiring badly, and could barely
> hold idle.

My n/a coupe did this when I ran the spark plugs into the ground.  Also
did it worse when the ecu relay went bad.  Kind of a "limp home" mode,
at about 4 mpg!  Could even be an intake manifold ecu ground for that
matter.  Or a vacuum leak...

None of these cost $2k to fix but can be a pain to diagnose.

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Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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