5000 mile update and sudden problem

Well, I was all set to post my happiness at hitting the 5000 mile

mark (well, 5000 of my OWN miles :-)) on my 84 8v, and don't

get me wrong, I'm in LOVE with this car, but something happened

yesterday and my poor roc is sick.

Anytime I let the engine rev free, revs will plummet and it dies. I can

carefully feed it gas to start it, and it's okay to drive on the highway

etc, but even if I clutch in to brake, the engine will die .. so I've been

practising my left-foot braking a lot more recently :-) so that I can feed

it enough throttle to keep it running @ 1000 rpm.

Am I a victim of the nefarious fuel-pump? I think the original is still

on there. I also haven't changed the fuel pump since I bought the

car (just about the only do it yourself thing I haven't had the bravery ...

or stupidity .. to try).

For the last couple of weeks the rpms would drop very low when starting

and then stabilize .. I thought perhaps since I had been using 92 octane

instead of 94 (what was I thinking?). I now think it was a brief lag before

pressure built and fuel could be delivered.

Any thoughts listers? I have had a wonderful first three months with the

car and want to keep it, and me, happy. Thanks to all.

cheers

Nathan

'84 8v wolfsburg edition

w/special edition cdn tire seat covers

over the original leather