Re: Intermittant loss of power when accelerating

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Sounds like a fuel filter.

Either that or a serious personality disorder, you see your 86 is really a
Mk2.  If it thinks it is a Mk1 then you really have problems. Þ

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop
- -----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ravnitzky <mikerav@ix.netcom.com>
To: scirocco-l@cricket.privatei.com <scirocco-l@cricket.privatei.com>
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 10:47 PM
Subject: Intermittant loss of power when accelerating


>My 86 MK1 often loses power when accelerating, often when turning a
>corner and accelerating out of a corner from a stop.  It is a noticable
>loss of power, having nothing to do with the engine characteristics.  It
>seems like the fuel supply is intermittantly cutting out.
>
>I've run a couple of bottles of Techron fuel injector cleaner stuff
>through there.  The engine runs better now, but the problem above still
>occurs.
>
>Should I replace the fuel filter?  Is it likely to be a clogged fuel
>filter?  Or could it be something else?
>
>Mike Ravnitzky
>mikerav@ix.netcom.com
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