Re: scirocco question

[Paul Krucke <vwfan53@yahoo.com>]

Well if it isn't even turning over, the fuel relay has not come into
the picture yet, he should be able to crank over the engine, it just
wouldn't fire from the lack of fuel.




---Christopher Mende <csmende@bayern.me.iastate.edu> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> Sounds like a bad fuel relay??? Sounds pretty similar to a number of
other
> stories on this list.  
> 
> If it is the relay, and it pops again after replacing it, the next
route
> to go would be to examine your fuel or transfer pumps for pulling
too much
> current (ie. they're on their last leg).
> 
> Am I right on this guys?
> 
> ~C
> 
> On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Rich Deede----TOOL FAN wrote:
> 
> |Here is the deal with my car.  I bought it on November 1 and it drove
> |decently with a bit of a rough idle.  I then put the car in my
garage at
> |home as I am at school now and have no time for the car and no
place to
> |keep it here at school.  One week ago, I went home and tried to
start up
> |ny car, when I tried starting it up it didn't even turn over but
all of
> |the electrical power came on.  I gave it some time and tried it
again but
> |still the same thing.  After a few more tries, it still did the
same thing
> |but now there was a clicking noise, coming from what sounded like
inside
> |the car, below my steering wheel(my fuse box?) and then real
quickly the
> |car lost all electrical power and the car totally died.  Now when I
try to
> |start the car absolutely nothing happens.  So what do you guys think
> |before I haul it in to the repair shop for maybe some expensive
repair.
> |
> |Rich
> |87 16valve(not running)-black 	
> |
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-Paul
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