Re: Before I drive it off the cliff....]

[Geordy <geordy@lodgepole.com>]

Anyone have a clue?  I really wanted to drive this thing this weekend
any help would be nice.  I can't afford a new car and I've had a really
bad week to boot.

> 
> IT doesn't act like it's being starved for fuel, IMO.  It seems that
> it's not getting spark when I let off the key.  We jumpered the fuel
> pump directly to the battery and it still didn't run when we let off the
> key.  The fuel pump kept running though(of course).  Is the fuel pump
> relay the one with the fuse on top of it, BTW?
> 
> 16V JASON wrote:
> >
> > Geordy,
> >         I have a Mk2 16v, but I'm pretty sure the systems are similar.  Its'
> > probably either your fuel pump relay, or the wire from the distributor that
> > tells the relay that the car is running, and to switch the pumps on.  I
> > would throw a new relay in first, just to see if it works.  My guess is
> > that it will.
> >         Check the thin wires coming out of your ignition coil.  One of those goes
> > to the fuel pump relay, telling it that the car has started.  Unplug the
> > wires and then plug them back in (one at a time), and see if that helps.
> >
> >         Good luck,
> >         Jason
> >
> > At 12:42 PM 3/19/99 , you wrote:
> > >I took my MK1 up to get a windshield installed in it yesterday.  It
> > >drove fine all the way there with only the usual miss.  Anyways, after
> > >giving the guy $200 for installing the windshield, I hopped in my car to
> > >start it and no go.  After a little wait, I tried to start it and it
> > >caught for a second, then died.  Finally I figured out that it would
> > >stay started as long as I held the key in the starter position.
> > >Couldn't drive it like that so I had it towed.  Once I got it home I
> > >tried a couple more things.  I pulled the harness from the ignition
> > >switch and hotwired the ignition on position to the red wire, and then
> > >hotwired the starter circuit to the red wire.  No avail, same thing
> > >happened.  One thing I noticed was when the key is in the on position, I
> > >don't here the fuel pump running.  When I jumper the fuel pump to the
> > >battery though, it runs fine.  The fuel pump is connected to the
> > >ignition coil, right?  After consulting the bentley schematic, what I
> > >suspect is the ballast resistor.  Does this sound right?  Where is the
> > >ballast resistor anyways???  What else could it be?
> > >--
> > >Geordy Rostad
> > >'79 Scirocco Ragtop(not currently installed) 2.0(sorta running)
> > >
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> > jason@scirocco.org
> > 1987 Scirocco 16v
> > 57,000 original miles.
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> Geordy Rostad
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> Lodgepole Technology Inc.
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