Re: Stalling Problem

[george curl <gcurl4866@yahoo.com>]

I had a similar problem, without the melted fuel pump
relay about 6 months ago.  I've replaced my points
ignition with one of those ignitors.  As it turns out,
the wires from the ignitor to the coil had pulled out
of the ignitor housing due to lack of slack in the
distributor.  They had pulled out just slightly mind
you and upon visual inspection looked fine.  However
it wouldn't idle at all but ran fine with a little
gas.  Apparently the vacume caused the dist to advance
completing the connection causing my ghost...good
thing it was under warranty...be sure to check all of
your electical contacts for corrosion or shorts...Good
Luck!!!

George-

--- Nathan Malone <nmalone@sumagroup.com> wrote:
> Hello Andy,
> I had the same problem on my Mk1, it will be fine
> and then your idle will
> drop like a rock, and the car dies, not to mention
> the iratic idle
> in the first place. This problem haunted me for a
> while untill
> I hunted it down to the fuel pump relay, as did you.
> I replaced
> the relay, the jumper from the relay to the fuse
> box, and the fuse box
> itself, this plus a vacume leak check, aparently
> fixed the problem,
> it hasent happened again.
> 
> Good luck,
> Nathan
> 
> aholmes@chubb.com wrote:
> 
> > OK guys i need your help
> >
> > About two weeks ago the car cut out on me whilst
> driving. It would start and
> > then die very quickly and everytime it started it
> misfired/backfired really bad
> > before dying. I noticed that the rev counter would
> dive to zero before the
> > engine cut.
> > Anyway upon investigation i found that the fual
> pump relay had melted itself
> > onto the fusebox
> >
> > I changed the fusebox and relay but still the car
> wouldn't start so i played
> > arond with the TCI/Ignition amplifier and it
> started but the idle was very bad.
> > So i changed the ignition amp/TCI unit and
> replaced the connector boot (remaking
> > all the wiring conections) and it started just
> fine
> >
> > I also replaced the fuel filter, tested the fuel
> pump and replaced the throttle
> > body with a bigger Passat IL5for better air
> flow(not connected i am sure). In
> > addition i looked at the airflow meter plate which
> was fine. The car worked fine
> > apart from a high idle due to the TB and this
> weekend just gone i sorted this
> > out with a new gasket. I also replaced the
> alternator belt (not connected)
> >
> > However last night she started misfiring badly so
> i ended up doing the kangaroo
> > (uncool to say the least) before cutting
> completley.The first thing to go was
> > the rev counter. It wouldn't start at all for
> about ten minutes and then it
> > started finally with an almighty backfire (bear in
> mind it was 11pm in a quiet
> > S.London suburb) but thereafter the idle was rough
> for about five minutes
> > whereupon it smoothed out. However now the idle
> keeps jumping up and down very
> > suddenly by about 200rpm
> > i.e. it will be idling at 900rpm and all of a
> sudden it will jump up, stay at
> > 1100 for a few minutes and then jump back.
> >
> > I am pretty sure that it is an electrical problem
> as the rev counter dies first
> > but my question is
> >
> > Has anyone got a clue what could be causing this
> as i don't?
> >
> > Thanks in anticipation
> >
> > Andy
> > 1991 1781cc 8V Scala
> > S.London England
> >
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