Agree with Ken. My similar experience last weekend was caused by 1) battery depleted by cranking and 2) crud (carbon)inside distributor cap. Tandemmed a spare boat battery to move the beast up the street in my driveway. Wiggle those connections, too! Best of luck. George --- kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Steve; > Let's try and eliminate if it's an > electrical problem. Since you > do not have a voltmeter try one of these two > methods. Will it keep > running with a battery charger hooked up? Does it > die immediately if you > turn on the bright lites? > Other things to try(one at a time): > Unplug O2 sensor > unplug TEMPII sensor > > Is the AFM plugged in? Mine acts like this when I > forget to plug it back > in after maintenance. > > > Drive Safely & Good Luck > Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> > 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE > software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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