Re: Car won't start...sometimes

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hey Justin,

Check the fuel pump relay and the fuel pump.  I recently went through the
same nightmare.  Try the relay first.  See if you can pick up a relay with
the condition that you can return it if it's not the problem.

- Jan Folkson   
    
'86 16V            
'99 Passat 1.8T  
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8T
 

> From: HuMpnYoMoM@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:39:02 EST
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Car won't start...sometimes
> 
> My car wouldn't start a few days ago, so I had it towed to the shop. They
> replaced the distributor because it was leaking and screwwed up the hall
> sensor. I picked the car up Wednsday afternoon. It worked fine the that night
> and all of Thursday, but when I went to start it up Friday morning it
> wouldn't. It would crank fine, but it just wouldn't turn over and run. So I
> had it towed back to the shop Friday evening. On Saturday they pushed my car
> into the shop hooked a battery charger up to it, because I drained the
> battery trying to start it, and it started right up. What could this be?
> Could it be the cold start valve, because it was real cold on Friday morning?
> But it was also cold on Thursday morning and it started. Someone help!!!!!
> 
> Justin
> '86 Scirocco 16v 2.0L
> 
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