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Re: End of More Strange 5KCS Stalling



In message <3733A682.B64BDECF@ibm.net> Steve Sherman writes:

> The Bentley does mention dirty or stick air mass sensor as a possible
> cause idle problems, but I wasn't expecting this.  I would guess that
> the gum added a few grams to the air mass plate, which probably threw
> off the mixture as well as causing idle problems.
>
> Hope this helps someone else out there

'er indoors is off bell-ringing in the quattro later, and I have the
dubious pleasure of finding out:

a) why it stalls occasionally and

b) why the alarm arms itself and goes off when the car is moving.

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 Phil Payne
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