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Re: Scirocco 1 troubleshooting - did anyone get this the first time?




Is your timing adavnced too far? If so it will cause it to crank too slow. 
Have you checked the dwell angle of your points? Are they Bosch? Remember 
dwell changes timing.

- did anyone get this the first time?
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:27:10 -0800
>
>VWMikeLVW@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Ok, this is on my 80 Scirocco S. I tried troubleshooting it today and
> > this is
> > how it went.
><snip>
>
> > Now, I am not positive that I am getting a spark at this point.
> > I played around with the multimeter for a while and noticed
> > that I only have about 6-7 volts at the coil.
> > Battery voltage is close to 12 volts. It has points ignition as well.
> > The car also cranks slow for some reason. Does anyone have any ideas 
>here?
> > Why the! voltage drop?
> >
> > Thanks in Advance.
> >
> > Mike
>
>
>
>1. Trace the coil 12v wire back to the fuse box, still getting less than
>12v+ on the fuse box end? Might need to replace that wire as it may be
>holding back power.
>
>2. Car turns over real slow: battery drained from repeated attempts?
>Battery really cold? Ground straps and battery posts/ cables have
>corrosion coating, need reconditioning/ replacement.
>
>
>
>hth,
>TBerk
>
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Chris DeLong
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