Re: [mk2] more crappy problems, can anyone relate?

["rmccarthy777" <rmccarthy777@email.msn.com>]

I had that same problem on my '90 Jetta. Turned out to be a bad coil.
Eventually, it got so bad that the ignition would just quit WHILE I was
driving. If you've got a spare coil, try a swap and see what  happens.

-Ryan M

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Schuermann" <rts@nol.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 12:02 PM
Subject: [mk2] more crappy problems, can anyone relate?


> i didn't touch nuthin! but get this...
>
> headlights..
> low beam - driver side on only
> high beam - passenger hi and low on only
> ..any clues as to what the hell happened to my wiring? Obv.
> my passenger side low is working because it comes on when i hit
> the high beams.
>
> and has anyone run into this? after driving my 16v rocco for
> oh, 15-20min,  if i come to a stop, sometimes the car will
> just die, i slip it in neutral and hit the brakes and the
> idle drops, batt and oil light flash and the car dies.
> -full oil
> -replaced the idle stabil valve
> -relatively new oxy sensor
> -idle advanced to 9 (6 is stock)
> -clean t-body and airflow plate
> -lightened flywheel
> -tested at dealership and they said computer is reacting fine and they
couldn't
> get it to stall out on them. this is really
> pissing me off. If i slip it in neutral and keep the revs up
> and slowly let off the gas it idles fine and i either left foot
> brake during or right at the end no matter how hard i stop it
> still idles fine. the stalling seems to be intermitten but
> mostly occurs after i drive the car for a while. any ideas?
> It makes me extremely paranoid every time i have to stop this
> car now for fear of stalling out. grrrrrr I want to get this
> fixed because i need to drive it now since ive begun my G60
> engine swap.
>
> thanks
> Ryan, the extremely pissed off at all his sciroccos...
>
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