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

["noodle noggin" <scirocco82@hotmail.com>]

Hey dude, the car is not actually running while you hold the key in the 
start position. The starter is doing all the work.

I think it is the ignition switch maybe mechanical or elitrical part. 
try to hot wire then you will know.
c-ya, dave gray


>From: Geordy <geordy@lodgepole.com>
>To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Before I drive it off the cliff....]
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:38:32 -0800
>
>It runs fine when I hold the key in the start position.  Starter motor
>run too though.  I took the plug wire off.  It fires against the block
>
>Night Shadow wrote:
>> 
>> 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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