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Stalling issues...




---  <goldshark1@excite.com> wrote:

> I picked it up yesterday and it was having some problems
> idling. It would idle at a pretty solid 900-1000 rpm, but
> every now and then it would fluctuate and stall. While I
> was driving it was fine, just when idling. But the car
> would start back up easily. 
> 
> This morning I went outside to start it, and it was hard
> to start at first, but eventually kicked over. It idles
> for a few seconds, then stalls. I tried giving it a
> little gas to keep it going, but as soon as I touch the
> gas pedal it stalls. 
> 
> I am thinking it is the fuel pump relay, but I am not
> sure. I really want to get this fixed so I don't have to
> pay for towing from here (35 miles away from my house).
> And of course, I don't have any tools with me. Doh.

16v or 8v?

I'm leaning towards a vacuum leak.  Check vacuum lines and
connections, and the air boot from the fuel distributor to
the intake manifold on a 16v.  (Especially the underside -
remove and flex.)


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
'86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v 
'88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
'56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.

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