weird running problem...

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

been there done that, its most likely your in tank (transfer) fuel pump
overheating and dying off... I did this start/die on the road about 5 times
before I changed it and never had a problem since...


ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mike Smith
=>Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:52 PM
=>To: car
=>Subject: weird running problem...
=>
=>
=>Monday night, I'm driving home from work.  I get off the freeway,
=>as I enter the next road (still in 5th and doing fine), I start
=>to slow down even though I'm giving it gas.  I downshift and it's
=>still slowing.  That's when I notice that the engine has died.  I
=>try to pop the clutch.  No dice.  I drift to the side of the road
=>and stop.  I try to restart with key.  No dice.  I thought I
=>might be out of gas, but it says I have a quarter tank left.  I
=>let it sit for a bit and try again.  Still won't start.  I
=>eventually call a tow and have it towed to local garage.  While
=>waiting an hour for the truck to arrive, I try many more times to
=>start the car.  It never starts.  The whole time, it's turning
=>over, but not starting.  It's seems to be turning over at normal
=>speed.  Battery's fine.  Electrical seems fine.  I had the engine
=>rebuilt at start of year, so shouldn't be the timing belt and I
=>haven't had any problems with timing anyway.
=>
=>Yesterday, the guy at the garage said first thing they did was
=>try to start it.  It started right up.  They let it run for a
=>while and it never died again.  Same thing today.  They started
=>it right up and it ran just fine.  They drove it around.  Still
=>no problems.
=>
=>I've never had it do this to me before.  It sometimes will stall
=>while in idle, it gets a little rough sometimes, but I've never
=>had it stall and not been able to start it right back up, whether
=>by popping clutch or using key.  Bentley's first choice:  Timing
=>or Ignition.  What about fuel filter?  Clogged?  If that was the
=>case, would it just "fix itself" over night?
=>
=>Any ideas?
=>
=>Mike
=>'86 red 16v
=>
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