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RE: is it dead? was(Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over)
hehehehe...too damn funny
Eric
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, William Yeckel (Volt Computer) wrote:
> :-] Don't quit you day job.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Honnold [mailto:bhonnold@pac-cap.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 12:44 PM
> To: scirocco-l
> Subject: RE: is it dead? was(Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over)
>
>
> Take it out of gear :-0
>
> Brian Honnold
> '78 Rocco Ragtop
> '99 Passat GLX
>
> On Wednesday, August 11, 1999 11:11 AM, William Yeckel (Volt Computer)
> [SMTP:a-willy@microsoft.com] wrote:
> > Hey people I have never had to deal with a blown engine before, but I
> think
> > I may have one now. I took out the plugs, to avoid compression and then
> > tried to turn the engine by hand, and it will turned a little then "wham"
> it
> > stops cold. So I took off the starter thinking in some wierd way that was
> > locking up the engine, and tried a hand turn again. Nothin'. So I took
> off
> > the valve cover to see if I could see anything wrong, nah. So something
> is
> > not turning deeper inside the engine. Is this #%@$%? thing toast???
> >
> > -Bill
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonas Karlsson [mailto:jkarlsso@metabolex.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 7:47 AM
> > To: scirocco-l; William Yeckel (Volt Computer)
> > Subject: RE: Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over
> >
> >
> > The click is the solenoid engaging,
> >
> > The fact that the engine turns with a wrench but not when the solenoid
> > engages means that there is a problem with the started. One of 2 things
> > that I can think of.
> >
> > 1. It is dead
> > 2. Not enough juice is getting to it. Check the connections for
> > corrosion. Even though your battery is good, the juice might not be
> > getting to the starter.
> >
> > I would bet on a dead starter.
> >
> > Jonas
> > 85 Scirocco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > bill yeckel wrote:
> > >Hello people I have been reading this list for a while, but now I
> > >need some
> > >advice. I recently acquired a 79 scirocco with a 84 GTI 1.8L
> > >engine in it.
> > >And the thing wont turn over. Here is what I have found so far.
> > >
> > >-The battery is fine(tested at 13v)
> > >-The engine is not frozen from rust, turned it with a wrench(this
> > >is what I
> > >suspected because the car has been sitting outside in the Seattle
> > >rain for a
> > >year and a half. With out being run.)
> > >-When I turn the car over it make a click and then a chunk sound
> > >like its
> > >stuck.
> > >
> > >So I guess what I'm wondering is doesn't this sound like a
> > >starter
> > >problem??? Or is it timing? Or...I was hoping someone might
> > >have some more
> > >info before I going digging into it even deeper.
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >-Bill
> > >
> > >79 scirocco (still recovering from neglect)
> > >
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