Re: Help! Can't start it up...

["Barry J. VOX McCabe" <bjmccabe@iupui.edu>]

>      5) Restarted--w/ the gas pedal pushed to half way, the engine started 
>      but its sound was very scary--like it was coughing w/ some 
>      _intermittent/moderately loud popping sounds_.  (Its sound liked the 
>      engine fought to run at the idle rpm w/ the intermittent popping noise 
>      in the background.)  When I let go the gas pedal, it stalled right 
>      away.

Not too familiar with the FI system on these cars yet, but my old '85
Jetta GLI with CIS-E and knock sensor did something very similar to me
twice.  Both times it was a computer ground that had come off, once I
found and replaced the bad section of wire, the car was back to normal.

Hope/maybe this will help.

--
Barry J. McCabe
'85 Audi Coupe (new to audis)
'84 Jetta (VW's have been my thing ;)
bjmccabe@cord.iupui.edu