RE: Re: New Fuel Relay but no pump action (The woes continue...)

[Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>]

Sal, 

   To calm your worries about the distributor a bit, I belive that the 
single connector you are refering to is indeed a ground. It is held to 
the metal body of the distributor with a screw, right? So there is 
direct metal contact all the way to the engine block, which -should- be 
grounded =).  On my 85, there was a ground strap from the casing/shield 
around the cap that fit into that connector.   HTH

 Now, I'm no expert on ignition details, but I would try see if you are 
getting any spark. First pull off one of the spark plug wires at the 
spark plug.  Then get a friend to crank the engine while you hold the 
metal end of the wire about 1/8th inch from the block. You should see a 
spark (it helps if it is night time). If there is no spark, then 
investigate why.  

Here's a story to share.  My GF's 86 Jetta GLI just completely died 1/2 
block from her house on her way to school one morning. She'd crank it, 
but nothing. A spark check that night revealed that there was no spark. 
Further checking revealed a very worn out rotor. A cap and rotor set 
later, there was still no spark. So I checked the coil. It was fine. 
Checked for signal to the ICU. There was signal coming in. Pulled a ICU 
from a junked 86 GLI. Still nothing. Then I noticed a little wire that 
was just hanging there, next to the intake manifold,  looking like it 
got broken off. Tried cranking the engine while someone grounded it to 
the block. VROOOM!!  Problem solved. The wire disappeared into a tube 
with 55 gazillion other wires, so I never bothered to see where it lead 
to, I was just happy that the damn car was running.   The moral of the 
story? I dunno, just check your wiring again. CIS-E (not what you have, 
but still) is apparently very unforgiving to missing grounds. 

Jonas
85 Scirocco



Salvatore Guzzo wrote:
>I think I know what you mean about that connector.  It has three wires
>going into it.  That one is connected and comes from the ignition 
control.
>It'splugged in, but there's also another place on the distributor on the
>other side of that plug.  The one I'm talking about only has a one wire
>connection.   
>
>
>Sal
>
>


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