I've never heard of a computer going out in a VW.... What do you guys think?
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris & Isa <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <>
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2001 5:12 PM
Subject: engine is missing and driving me nuts
Hello All,
I`m getting ready to put a 2.0l block with a 1.8l 16v head in my 1986
Jetta GLI 8V with a CIS-E but a have a problem with it that needs to be fixed
first ( not enough money to do it all right now). On a hot day, after an hour
in traffic ( the stop an go type ), the engine will start to miss and will die
after a minute or so ( go from 500rpm to 2000rpm back to 500rpm and so on)
it wont take any throttle input at all. It will restart right away but the
problem will reoccur minutes later. The next day it`s fine until it heats up
again, It has never overheated.
My mechanic says it could be the ignition module the computer the ..... I
have replaced the "hall sender", the spark plus and wires the fuel pump (the
expensive one) and I have redone all of the grounds in the engine bay ( I hope
) but nothing has worked.
Please help
Chris
P.S the wife will sell it if it is not fixed she has been stuck twice and
is really pissed of at it...
