In a message dated 9/29/04 10:03:36 PM, felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes:

<< He knows very little about cars in
general, nothing about VWs, and doesn't have the money to take it to a
shop and get it diagnosed.

Here's what he's told me: the car runs OK cold and warm, but quits when
it gets hot until it cools off. He's been told it's a sensor in the
distributor (hall effect is the only one I know of) by one of his
friends but I suspect the coil. >>

If the coil proves good, his problem could likely be the Hall sender.  I have
experienced very similar symptoms on two occassions that were caused by
queefed out Hall senders.

I hope your new friend has enough money for a Bentley, sad to say, he will
likely need it.

George