"Kent" > wrote in message
...
> Hi again folks. Now that I've finally completed my clutch job, replaced
> the
> mysteriously absent drive flange springs/thrust washers, and fought the
> good
> fight with Bentley Publishing over product support, the old GTI is on the
> road again...but...
>
> I have another problem that has been plaguing the car intermittently for a
> bit. I'll be driving down the freeway and the engine will suddenly and
> completely lose power. It happened again today on the way to work. It
> doesn't surge or buck; it just completely loses power. It seems that I've
> suddenly lost spark, and if I push the accelerator to the floor,
> absolutely
> nothing happens. At this point I usually push in the clutch to coast, the
> engine drops to idle, and then I can accelerate again.

Not sure what it is, but what is probably is *not* is ignition. If you lost
ignition it wouldn't even idle. Focus on fuel supply issues. The transfer
pump is the usual culprit in an A2.