Kent <immortala2 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
: This problem with my GTI is driving me CRAZY!!! I'll be driving along on the
: highway, and the engine will suddenly and completely lose power. There is
: absolutely no response from the accelerator. When I coast to a stop at the
: side of the highway, the car returns to idle as if nothing happened. This
: may happen again in a few minutes, hours, or days. It's completely
: intermittent and can't be duplicated in my garage. I also note that the car
: feels a bit sluggish, and tends to stall now and then when the clutch is
: released at stop signs, etc.

Hi, I haven't had this problem with my 86 GTI (knock on wood), but had a
similar problem with my 944 (by coincidence, the 944 low temp thermostat has
the same part number as my GTI...)

Anyway, just as my 944 got up to temperature, it would stall.. not every
time, just occasionally... turned out the be the DME (computer) relay...

Best $29 bucks I ever spent cause it was driving me nuts...

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John Nelson
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