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



HOLY SHMOLIES!

hey , its the wire to the coil..
bought a car from someone once for 200 bonez
stumped them.. and me for a little while..
but replaced that wire and presto it works.. check
all the wiring to the coil.

something about the position of the starter switch
all the way on that completes the circuit.
its definately one of them wires.. I'm sure of it.

remember the fuel pump works if the coil sends the
pulse.. if the coil isn't pulsing the fuel pump
won't run.

hth
mark m.


-----Original Message-----
From: Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>
To: Geordy <geordy@lodgepole.com>
Cc: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: Before I drive it off the cliff....]


>
>I'd be testing your coil....make sure you haven't lost a wire or
>something....
>
>Eric
>
>
>
>On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Geordy wrote:
>
>>
>> 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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>> > > 1987 Scirocco 16v
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