Re: HELP:Car revs to 5500RPM then dies

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Mon, 06 Mar 2000 23:42:36 EST Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
writes:
> 
> On Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:14:42 EST A1SCIROCCO@aol.com writes:
> >Ok, the car is a '84 8v with a 2.0engine knock sensor equipped.  It 
> 
> >will rev to 5500 rpm then "cut-off" the tach will drop to 0 rpm and
you have 
> to restart the engine.  What could this be? COIL?

>> Sounds like it might be fuel starvation. 
>> Do you have the stock rev limiter?? Or did you just add the KS 
>> system?
> 
> 
> Shawn Meze
It has a spliced in '86 GLi knock box and harness.

It acts like it is hitting a rev limiter, after it cuts off it comes
right back to life.

If it was fuel stavation, wouldn't it bog or hesistate instead?

Thanks for any input.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'80 Scirocco, '88 Scirocco 16V,  '84 Scirocco 2.0, '83 GTI
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