Posted by CB in central NY on November 03, 2011 at 07:44:30 from (216.81.81.80):
Good morning.
I have a 1990 VW Jetta GL, Wolfsburg edition, had it since new. The car has about 167,000 miles and does not get driven much. A few weeks ago I was driving uphill when all of a sudden I lost acceleration. The engine started idling very roughly and would just about (but not quite) stall in Park or Drive. Depressing the gas pedal all the way to the floor did nothing. Once or twice I was able to get the RPM"s up but as soon as I shifted into Drive, they would lug back down.
I turned the engine off, got a bottle of dry gas and threw it in the tank. I then turned the engine back on. It instantly raced at top RPM and would not come back down until I depressed the gas pedal a few times. It then returned to normal idle and I was able to drive home with no problems.
The other day it happened again, same tank of gas, but this time I was able to get back home.
I recently changed the fuel filter.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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