Hi all,

My car died and I had to have it towed last week. The mechanic I had it towed to is so busy I may have to have it towed back to my house and fix it myself. Anyhow here is what happened.

Car has been running very well - no problems of any kind. (1985 740 Turbo 86000 miles) . I was stuck in a traffic jam for about an hour so everything was fairly hot. When I got back on the highway and hit the gas I had a severe drop in power so I pulled over. I opened the hood and turned the throttle a few times and it sounded fine. I continued and about a mile later the engine shut off and would not restart. While waiting for the tow truck about 30 min, I tried it again and it started. The engine was very smooth as usual. I let it idle and the engine abruptly shut off again after about 1 min of smooth operation. It would not start again. The wiring and voltage are in good shape overall. I did not have any tools with me so I could not check much at the time.

I was thinking it might be the main fuel pump or relay. I am just wondering if anyone had a pump that acted like this or would the relay be more likely the cause or some other part. It does have a new fuel pressure regulator (3 months old or so).

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I read the FAQs and they look very helpful but thought I would ask anyhow.

regards,
Randy