RE: It just stops!

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

hey perfeser Berk?

If you had debris in the tank....wouldn't the next step be a clogged filter?

For your and anyone else who cares edification, a clogged filter acts
exactly like he is decribing.  You drive merrily along around town and
everything is fine, then you get out on the open road and get up to 50-75
MPH, the motor demands more fuel, and can't get it so the motor bogs....if
you keep pushing it, it stalls.....you coast along with the clutch in, then
at a safe speed drop it into 2nd or 3rd and let the clutch out.....

Walaaaa your running again for a while, till you get up to speed
again...repeat until home.  Then change filter.

Now, in the case we have before us, knowing that the owner has a new fuel
filter, I would guess as you have that it's an ignition related problem of
some sort.  Either a bad electrical connection of possibly oil in the
distributor.

BcH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of T Berk
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 1:20 PM
> To: r.evans
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: It just stops!
>
>
> > "r.evans" wrote:
> >
> > I'm new to the group so sorry if this problem's been listed loads of
> > times before but... I've just bought a 1988 1.6 GT. It's only had one
> > owner and it has a full VAG service history on 94,000 miles. Just
> > recently it's developed a nasty habit of cutting out whenever it feels
> > like it. I'll be going along quite happily at 40, 50, 60, 70+ mph and
> > then it will stall. If I leave the clutch out whilst moving it
> > jump-starts but continues to judder down the road. With the clutch in
> > the engine cuts completely out. If I stop, the engine starts
> > immediately and I'm on my way again.
> >
> > This happened to me whilst over-taking up a hill yesterday! Crapped me
> > self a bit so need the problem sorting and me seats cleaning!
> >
> > Cheers for any advice
>
>
>
> As I don't have a chance to learn about late model Carburetor cars I can
> only wonder if your car has points or electronic Ign? [I'm in N.A.]
>
> If it has solid state points with a Hall Sender then I would verify the
> plug and socket on the distributor, as well as the wires inside the
> Dist- they get crispy over time, and the socket gets banged around a
> lot- intermittent contact and boom- your symptoms.
>
> Also goes to why it only happens under certain conditions.
>
> btw- sorry guys, this doesn't really sound like a clogged filter. Maybe
> debris in the tank, but...
>
> hth,
> TBerk
>
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