Re: Car stuff

[the-mad-bastard@home.com]

hey 8V brainiacs, my friend has an 84 (i think) wolfie scirocco, and
it's been doing some weird things lately.  i'll let ya'll read what he
sent to me.  it really sounds familiar, but i can't remember what the
diagnoses was.  please...someone...anyone, help my bud out!  thanks!

jason
the mad bastard

>     Car ran great this morning on my way to work..... When I got in
> the car after work, I had a hard time getting it to start (which is
> very strange).. It ran fine all the way to Sonia's house, where I
> turned off the motor for about 5 minutes. When I got back in, it fired
> up right away, with no sign of what had happened earlier. Then, when I
> got to the stop sign at the end of the street, it died... It started
> up again right away, so I thought I must've somehow stalled it
> (unlikely :P  ).. From then on, all the rest of the way home, whenever
> I let out the clutch on an upshift, I would get a total loss of power
> (horsepower, not electric power) for a split second, then it kicked
> right back in, causing much neck strain as the car lept forward.. 3/4
> of the way home it started stalling out at every stop sign, but always
> fired up again first try. Just before it would stall, I could hear
> something whining, sounding strained and in pain. I got home by
> running about 5 stop signs, and coasting to the curb across the street
> from my house... I went inside, and then 5 minutes later I went out
> and started it up no problem, pulled into the driveway fine, and let
> it idle for a few minutes... No sign of the strange noise or the
> stalling... Weird eh?
> 
>     Anyway, I'm thinking fuel pump, or maybe injectors? Listening to
> the pump while the car was parked, it runs, and buzzes away loudly,
> but hesitates every once and awhile, like it goes
> BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..BU.BUZ..BUZZZZZZZZZZZ (hehhee, great sound effects
> eh?) .. Another clue might be the fact that I have to put the gas on
> the floor to start the car in the morning (always been like that)...
> 
>     Hope you guys have some advice, and be prepared to get yer asses
> over here to help me fix it :)

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