Re: need help quick

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

In message <199904100317.XAA00482@coimbra.ans.net "ARTHUR, KEITH" writes:

> I own a 1989 Audi 80.   It has been running perfectly until
> tonight.  I was driving down the highway when the car stopped
> responding to my throttle imputs.  It would only accelerate when i
> floored the peddle, so i could only drive at full throttle. It
> wouldn't respond to any slight movement of the peddle.    if i let
> off the gas all the way when i am going to stop the rpms would drop
> all the way down and the only way to keep it from cutting off is to
> floor it(very frustrating).

a) Check the hoses, especially the big one from the air mass sensor
   to the inlet manifold - and the breathers.

b) Dry out the area around the distributor and coil, and spray
   liberally with WD40.


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