Sounds like the in-tank fuel transfer pump. Power drops unexpectedly and sometimes the car will stall (and somtimes not restart).
Have you checked the vacuum lines, cap & rotor, plug wires, fuel filter, ignition timing, grounds, etc. Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barney Culver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:48 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] 16v problems HELP!!! > > > > My '91 GTI 16v is having some issues. After it warms up and runs fine for a > while it all of a sudden runs very rough and has no power at all and sometimes > stalls. After an inconsistant amount of time it all of a sudden has power again > (almost as if it has an electrical short somewhere). Also when this happens, I > noticed that the fuel pumps (both still running) make a higher sound as if a > load were taken off of them. So far I have replaced the hall sender plug, the > potentiometer plug (sp?), and the mass air flow sensor plug (I think that's the > one I replaced...it's directly accross the airbox from the potentiometer plug), > and the problem is still there. This is the last hope before sending it off to > the shop and letting them go fishing. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Barney > [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > http://platinum.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
