164 Hot starting problem

[Chip Schug <schuga@domain.elided>]

Carl,

My '91 164L does the same thing when it gets hot.  After driving my 164L
(auto), as it should be driven, sometimes the car does not restart. 
When I first purcahsed the car, I freaked out.  I too was stuck and had
no idea what to do and was thinking that AAA does not tow people from
where I was located!

I've read on the digest that this may be the fault of some anti-theft
device that has gone bad around the gear selector.  I can't remember the
exactly where and what.  I just move the gear selector down past drive
then into park again.  Then I turn the ignition switch and the car fires
right up!

Now, if you have a manual 164, I do not know if this will work or not.

If the problem you are having is as I described and it is a problem with
some part of the anti-theft device, please let me know how you fix this
persisting problem.

Chip
'79 Spider
'85 GTV
'91 164L

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