OT - b3 16v passat issues

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Fuel pump. Mine acted that wayy all the way to Mark & Daves. Just put light 
pressure on the throttle and the engine will run, but any more will kill it 
right?
Cool it off and it will start right up, till the pump warms then dies.

Good luck!



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY





>From: "David L. Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
>To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>,"scirocco list" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: OT - b3 16v passat issues
>Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:25:04 -0400
>
>Al,
>
>You forgot the best part... Our hitch hiker!...  Rode all the way down and
>back...
>
>Dave
>
>David L. Winchell, II
>DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
>87 16V Scirocco
>86 8V Scirocco
>01 V6 Galant
>00 Silverado
>www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
>Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:51 PM
>To: scirocco list
>Subject: OT - b3 16v passat issues
>
>
>Fellow listers,
>
>(this is one of those cathy type emails - beware. issues at bottom of email
>for those willing to lend a tech assist)
>
>     so i drag the whole family down to kings bay, GA today to check out /
>put an offer on a house. i also dragged dave winchell (red 16v) down with
>me. its easy, as he lives riding in the rieger. after a 3 hour drive, we
>arrive and check out the house. dave goes into 'appraiser mode' and gives
>the place a thorough once-over as i show the house to the wife. we all head
>over to the agents office to write up the offer. sandei decides to go
>straight home - the 3 kids are tired, and they are all in her passat.
>
>     shortly after paperwork is signed and me and dave hit the highway,
>sandei calls - the passat is acting 'stuttery', but holding speed. we're
>about an hour behind her. i coax the rieger into light-speed to close the
>gap. 10 minutes later, sandei calls again - from the side of the road.
>great... 10 more minutes pass - called again - she is back on the road. 
>says
>she is going to a gas station to add 10 gallons and some additive (in case
>of possible bad gas). 10 minutes later - another call - on side of road
>again. the cycle repeats a few times. turns out the passat only runs for
>about 10 minutes at a time then dies off.
>
>     dave and i pick up some nylon rope (couldnt find tow straps anywhere),
>and eventually catch up with sandei - now on the side of the road for good.
>i give her a quick brief on what to do while being towed 10 feet behind a
>scirocco at 60 MPH, tie the cars up, and off we go. after a few phone calls
>to calm the wife down (she initially looked like she was in labor, i 
>swear),
>we get a good pace and go the remaining 100 miles or so to get back home.
>
>ok, now for the issues, as interpreted/translated from the wife:
>- throughout all of this - engine temp was normal
>- bucked very slightly intermittently. hitting gas harder only resulted in
>engine choking out completely.
>- 30 minutes later, bucking got worse, eventually had to pull over.
>- once pulled over, turning off ignition was followed by a few seconds of
>diesel action.
>- wait 10 minutes, start 'er up, purrs like kitten, drives fine (even under
>hard acceleration).
>- ~10 minutes into driving, bucking cycle repeats, along with the diesel
>action on shutdown.
>- went slightly further between bucking events - with heat blasting.
>
>my initial guesses:
>- i suspect its bucking due to fuel being way too rich for some reason
>- likely an electrical issue, as the car drives fine once its cooled down a
>bit. it appears to be an 'on/off' type of problem.
>
>issues i expect while troubleshooting tomorrow:
>- i may not be able to get the engine hot enough from merely idling to
>recreate the problem - as the problem was happening while going highway
>speeds. (i really done want to be that mechanic guy hanging under the
>truck - you know - in those commercials)
>
>anyhow, please shed any past experiences / advice. i'm totally sucking for
>ideas at this point, and i need to have any possible info that might help 
>me
>get this thing reliable again. its the family car. its gotta be reliable ya
>know :)
>
>well... reliable until i can get a TDI to throw in there.
>
>thx in advance
>Al
>
>Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
>87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (daily driver, 200k, rocco #6)
>86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
>86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (rocco #8)
>90 Passat GL 16V (the wifes POS daily, 200k)
>
>
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