I have a VW tech friend who had the same problem. It turned out that the little plunger in the fuel distributer was sticking sometimes.
At 03:42 PM 9/6/01 -0400, Chris Franson wrote: >Hey all, >My '87 GTI 16v has started a really annoying problem. Periodically, the car >will lose power dramatically, such that with the throttle wide open, it'll >just barely keep running or even go completely dead. Typically, it will then >return to normal operation suddenly and be fine for what's usually a couple >of weeks. I'm leaning towards it being the fuel pump relay or transfer pump, >but the fact that the car will keep running at full throttle (though just >barely) seems odd to me. Any ideas? >Thanks, >Chris > >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > ************** Patrick Austin [email protected] (617)782-9115 ************** _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
