Re: Bucking 4K

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

Jim Dailey wrote:
> 
> I jump started my '86 4KCSQ that has been hibernating in my garage for the
> past 2 years.  She started fine, blew a little smoke and tapped like hell
> for about 10 minuets - after that she sounded sweet.  I drove to the closest
> service station for some air and fresh gas.  Twice on the trip the car
> bucked pretty hard and the RPMs dropped to 0 and jumped back to normal - all
> in less than a second.  this seems like an engine or transmission
> problem.  Any speculations?

fuel pump relay contacts high in the list.  pull it, clean them, add
dielectric gel.  
stay near home until either you fix the problem or it abates.

Also anything that could put the kibosh on the juice to or from the
coil.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250