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Air Cooled VW Problem
On Tuesday, May 31, 1994 at 7:08:55 AM UTC-5, David Luttrell wrote:
> Tell me this isn't as bad as it sounds... > > I went to start my '70 KarmannGhia this morning and the engine wouldn't turn > over. I could hear the starter engaging, but it couldn't turn the engine. I > was parked on a rather steep hill (nose up), so I put it in reverse, rolled it > back a bit and popped the clutch. I noticed that there seemed to be a good > deal of compression (more than I have experienced before doing this), but was > able to use the starter to start the car. OK. Idle was rough, but not > outrageously so. I drove about half a block and lost all power. I let it > idle for a moment (with some help from the throttle) and drove another 1/2 > block before the oil light came on and the engine died. An inspection of the > engine compartment revealed some frightening portents. There was what > appeared to be 70% gasoline/30% oil leaking (rapidly) from the air filter. > The dipstick showed the oil level VERY high. (I know there is not too much > oil. I assume, though I couldn't tell for sure that this was a mixture of oil > and gas). By closing the choke I was able to nurse the car the block back to > my house (the oil light came back on and stayed on for the last 10 seconds). > I saw a puddle of fluid where I started the car originally, and a trail to the > point where it first stalled. There was another small puddle where I > restarted it. > > Other, possibly significant notes: > *The car was last driven 2 days ago, and I noticed it seemed to diesel for just a second > after I killed the ignition. (Very peculiur for a car with an electromagnetic > cut-off valve. > *As I mentioned before, the car was parked nose up on a fairly > steep hill. (My driveway... but I was parked further down (i.e. on a steeper > section) than usual). > *A week or so ago, the starter balked as above, but I was > able to roll start it easily. I assumed at the time that I was about due for > a new battery, or at worse a new starter. I saw no evidence of any other > symptoms at that time. > *The engine (original) has only 80K miles, and consumes > little oil. > > Please help! > > Sounds like the fuel pump is leaking into the engine ! > ----------------------- > David R. Luttrell > Institute for Academic Technology > Research Triangle Park, North Carolina > |
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