Low power... revisited

[rhock99@epix.net (Ryan H)]

Mine's getting gradually worse, too.  Maybe when I turn the car off then on again, the voltage spike gives the pump a kick in the rear it needs.  Did yours run fine occasionally, too?
Did it seem to run normal except for the loss of power (no stuttering or anything like that?)
I thought fuel pump, but it just seems strange that it would go so soon (about 50,000 miles).  Anyone have an opinion on this?
Thanks, I appreciate your help in the matter.
Ryan H.

> 
> From: "Anson Clement" <anarchistbooty@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/01/21 Tue PM 09:17:21 EST
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Low power... revisited
> 
> 
> Could be a main fuel pump on the way out, I had that a few months ago. The 
> car almost felt like it had a rev limiter at 4k, it gradualy got worse until 
> I replaced the pump. HTH
> Anson
> 
> Sorry, forgot to mention, no cat (TT race downpipe).
> 
>  >
>  > hows the cat?
>  > a plugged exhaust system will do that.
>  > Brian
>  >
>  > On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Ryan H wrote:
>  >
>  > > It's been a while, and I still can't figure out my problem.  I was 
> hoping maybe someone could come up with a few more ideas.  Symptoms: car 
> runs fine for a while, then suddenly loses power (won't rev past 4K), as in 
> no timing advance.  A few times, it actually died, leading me to believe 
> it's a fuel problem.  The thing is, every fuel component is less than 40K 
> miles old, even the fuel distributor.  The only thing is the injectors, but 
> I've had several tanks of Jectron to no avail.  Seems electrical anyway - no 
> stuttering.
>  > > Also, shutting the car off then on fixes this, and so does bogging the 
> engine by slipping the clutch in first gear with the brake on a little.  As 
> of recent, I suspected the coil, thermoswitch, or fuel computer, but why 
> would nearly stalling the engine fix whatever problem I have?
>  > > Any ideas appreciated... other car facts:
>  > > New ignition distrib & cap, new plugs & wires, new knock sensor & box, 
> new O2 sensor, new coolant temp sensor, new fuel filter (generic, though), 
> hall sender not snapped or leaking oil
>  > > Thanks!
>  > >
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