Re: Need Help Fast! Lose gas/acceleration on highway

[Paul Krucke <vwfan53@yahoo.com>]

Well if it were a 16v I could GUARANTEE you it was tha HALL unit in
the distributor / distributor.  I and others have had first hand
experience with this.  EXACTLY what you described, in addition
sometimes the car would just fail to start....

-Paul

---"Michael C. Hernandez" <hernandm@syncorp.com> wrote:
>
> '84 Scirocco.
> 
> Generally this only happens driving on the beltway at high speeds;
however,
> this morning it did it on acceleartion from a stop light.
> 
> I'll be driving and my RPMs drop to zero and the acceleartor does
nothing.
> That's it the car just stops, and then after what appears to be a
random
> period of time from 1 second to no more than a minute, the engine
kicks
> back in.
> 
> I'm assuming this is a fuel problem, but what I don't know.
> Fuel filter has been replaced recently, fuel injection cleaner has
been run
> through the system.
> 
> Perhaps related to this problem is the difficulty in starting the car,
> sometimes it takes 5 or more tries to get the car to start.  Engine
will turn
> but car doesn't start, once again sounds like the engine is not
getting fuel.
> Although I haven't checked the fuel pump yet.
> 
> I'd like to get your input first, before I crawl under my car.
> 
> TIA
> Michael

==
-Paul
http://home1.gte.net/vwfan
90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v
87 Scirocco 16v
87 Jetta GLi
63 Bug Sunroof

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