OTT FORSALE VEHICLES 1 PLEASE HELP 94 GOLF WON T STAY RUNNING
From: "johnl" (johnl@no-spam)
Subject: please help! 94 golf won't stay running
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:42:57 GMT


1.8 mono motronic gas,Runs fine for 30 seconds the dies.Never enough time to put any test equipment on it.Won't read any codes,put in new ecm no difference.What stops the thing from reading codes?Has fuel ,spark and compression.Has anybody out there had this problem.I took it to vw mechanic ,he worked on it for 9hours with no luck.It is too nice of a car to to give up.Please anybody HELP.


















From: korobkov_ilia@no-spam (KIW)
Subject: Re: please help! 94 golf won't stay running
Date: 23 Jun 2003 08:25:24 -0700

"johnl" <johnl@no-spam> wrote in message news:<BWsJa.176441$3Sm.112093@no-spam>...

> 1.8 mono motronic gas,Runs fine for 30 seconds the dies.Never enough time to > put any test equipment on it.Won't read any codes,put in new ecm no > difference.What stops the thing from reading codes?Has fuel ,spark and > compression.Has anybody out there had this problem.I took it to vw mechanic > ,he worked on it for 9hours with no luck.It is too nice of a car to > to give up.Please anybody HELP.

I am not really a mechanic, but in this case I would check an exhaust system as well.
It might be just a clogged catalytic converter, I've seen this case with my own eyes and symptoms were exactly the same.

Just my 10 Cents Good luck.
KIW