Re: [tech] ignition cuts out

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

I had the EXACT same thing happen....and yes, it was the coil!

Eric


On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:

> OK... JH engine we're talking about on a Rabbit GTi, CIS of course.
> I'll be driving down the road, doesn't make a diff if I'm accelerating,
> cornering, or anything, and the ignition will cut out momentarily, then
> come back in. I know it's the ignition because the tach drops at the
> same time. I'm thinking coil... anything else I should check first that
> is a common failure? Anybody had this happen and fix it successfully?
> I'd love to get it fixed before the race on Sunday, but if I don't, I'm
> going to race ANYWAY because the damn car is at least RUNNING!! (excuse
> me, had to vent... last time I was going to race, the car DIED on me the
> DAY before the race.... turned out to be a fuel pump)
>     TIA,
>     Josiah
>     http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
>     '84 GTi
>     '86 Scirocco
>     '87 QSW
> 
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