weird running problem...

[smithma7 at yahoo.com (Mike Smith)]

OK, is this accessible by getting to the little round plate under the back seat?  I took my seats out last weekend and wondering what was under the round plate, I removed it.  I saw the wires running into something and put it back.  Think I messed with something I shouldn't have?  I didn't really mess with it tho, just removed plate and put it back.  And if the pump overheated and died, would it still be too hot after sitting for an hour with outside temps in low 60's?

Mike

ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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
----------------------------------------------
MSN:ATSGTX@hotmail.com |YAHOO:ATSGTX@yahoo.com
ICQ:32918816 |AIM:Texasscirocco
----------------------------------------------


=>-----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
=>
=>
=>word (w{rd)
=>interj. Slang. Used to express approval or an affirmative
=>response to something. Sometimes used with up. Source
=>
=>---------------------------------
=>Do you Yahoo!?
=>The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
=>_______________________________________________
=>Scirocco-l mailing list
=>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l


word (wûrd) 
interj. Slang. Used to express approval or an affirmative response to something. Sometimes used with up. Source

---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search