Audi Flu- Addendum

[Timothy C Salazar II <tsal2@juno.com>]

Oh!  I forgot to mention that I had changed both fuel filters and put in
a fresh tank of gas with techron.  To no avail, it seems.  I hope someone
can help me on this one!

Love, Like, or Just Plain Tolerate,

Timothy

`85 4kq
`82 & `86 CGT (R.I.P.)


On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 23:16:54 -0800 Timothy C Salazar II <tsal2@juno.com>
writes:
> Hey All,
> 
> I've got something of a mystery going on in my 1985 4kq.  I know for 
> a fact that the thermo-time switch is on the fritz, making cold 
> starting something of a chore, but that's not the real problem, I 
> think.  First my car started coughing out a dirty black liquid that 
> smelled like gas through the tail pipe for about a week, then 
> stopped.  Now it's doing this stalling thing.  Actually, it's not 
> stalling, but stuttering like it's running out of gas.  The car does 
> keep running, however.  It normally does it at speed, but other than 
> that it seems random.  The only guess I have is there is a short at 
> the fuel pump somewhere.  I come to this conclusion when I listen to 
> it before ignition.  Sometimes it buzzes for a second or so, like 
> normal.  Sometimes I hear a slight chime, (as in the "door ajar" 
> chime), while the pump continues to buzz on without stopping.  And 
> sometimes I don't hear any noise from the pump at all.  Does this 
> problem sound familiar to anyone?  Any ideas what's going on here?  
> Thanks alot for the diagnosis!
>