Re: [Tech: Engine cuts out - ALOT]

["Aaron D. Patton" <apatton1@airmail.net>]

Remove your fuel filter and dump the remaining fuel out of the inlet side
into a glass container.  From my experience the chances are pretty good that
you will see little black coffee-ground-like flakes of rust.  If so you will
need to replace your fuel tank and flush out the rest of the fuel system.
If not..........

Aaron
'79 Scirocco S- Still FOR SALE (in Dallas, TX)
'93 Corrado SLC

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From: Volkswagen Scirocco <my_scirocco@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
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Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 12:08 PM
Subject: [Tech: Engine cuts out - ALOT]


>WARNING: Long winded message ahead.
>
>Background:
>
>Every generation has a legend... (Scirocco AWD)
>Every journey has a first step...(Scirocco 8v)
>Every saga has a begining...
>The dark side of the force has a firm
>grip on my engine.
>The engine (84' 8v stock) used to cut off (stall?
>die?) once a month or so (sometimes once every
>three months) so I figured ya - thats odd,
>but hey its almost 15 years old so I forgave its
>odd quirks.  But lately its choked to death
>more often and this morning it died 4 times on
>the way to work (which is only 3.5 km through
>traffice -never getting over 2800RPM and 50 KPH
>(about 23 MPH).
>The engine dies.  I hit the emeergency blinkers
>and pull over, wait 25 seconds, crank it.  It
>will USUALLY start, but not always.  Wait again.
>Then its always started.
>
>*when it dies you can feel the power go out of
> it.  Like the sparks stopped sparking or its
> not getting fuel.
>
>Solution:
>Beats me.  I was thinking on replacing the fuel
>filter.  I replaced the air filter three months
>ago.  And the plugs and wires 6 months ago.  Its
>been raining here for about 2 months steady now,
>it never used to rain back in Alberta... but
>then it never snows here... so fair trade I think.
>
>ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH I need a my own shop and tools and
>a better paying job so I can take better care of my
>poor car.
>
>Ah.  I feel better.
>
>Thanks for ANY help. :-)
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