Hi. I?m having problems with my 88 jetta. I noticed over the past few days that when I start up the car it tends to rev up the rpms much higher than normal. Usually it hovers around 1000, but now it goes up to 2500-3000. After running a bit it settles down. Today I was stuck in a bad traffic jam. I noticed my temp. guage rising as I was stuck in 1st & 2nd gear for a long time. As the temp. continued to rise my car started to choke and would stall. Restarting would take a bit. THis happened 2-3 times and finally I just parked it. I checked my coolant and it is fine. I also recently put fuel injector cleaner in my tank. Any thoughts? My car often heats up if stuck in 1st or 2nd gear, but this is the first it has started to die on me. Please give advice. Poor college student needing help. Much appreciated.
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17 years ago