84.5 wolfsburg problems

[open.seas at verizon.net (Chris)]

Check the fuel pump relay. A faulty one can fail when hot and work for a
while after it has cooled down.

Chris

matt wrote:
> While driving home this morning  my 84.5 8v seemed to be running
> fine. About a mile from my house it started to sputter, lose power
> and then died. After a few minutes it finally started again and i
> managed to get it home bucking and sputtering the whole way. It
> didn't matter what gear i was in the car wouldn't rev or go more than
> about 30 mph. After i got home i shut it off and tried to start it
> again. it is very hard to start. sputtering and bucking while
> cranking. the strange thing is once you get it started it seems to
> run fine.  In neutral i can let it idle and it revs no problem but
> when i actually try to drive, it sputters. all the fuel pumps seem to
> be running although the transfer pump seems much quiter than normal.
> It was always seemed very loud. it is the dreaded vdo transfer pump
> but it's less than a year old.  i tried to different fuel pump relays
> with no changes. I'm just looking for any insight before i really
> start diving into it tomorrow. Matt Wieder 1981 Mars Red 1984
> Wolfsburg 1987 8V Auto 1983 Audi CGT Louisville, KY
> 
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