Re: Stalling and Hello

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

Have you checked the rubber boots between the AFM & throttle body - small 
cracks can cause this sort of problem. Also, the o-ring on the TB idle 
adjust screw, if you have one.

Charging problem could be - worn brushes, broken trigger wire ( thin blue 
wire between alt & instrument cluster) or faulty alt to starter wire.
I'd begin by checking voltage at alternator terminals - if that's OK, I'd 
suspect either the wiring to the starter or the battery: check voltage at 
battery.
If alt output is not OK, pull the regulator & check brushes and check 
continuity from alt to instrument cluster if brushes are OK.


HTH,

Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8
'87 GT 1.6



>From: Patrick Austin <paanta@yahoo.com>
>To: Scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: Stalling and Hello
>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:04:08 -0400
>
>Hi all, I'm new to the list (and to sciroccos).  I recently bought a silver
>1986 8v scirocco with 114K miles on it for my girlfriend, to compliament my
>'91 16v GTI.  I've had three 16v's, an Audi 4K and a Porsche 924, but this
>is my first 8v VW.
>
>First question:  The car starts fine and rumbles to a nice idle, and it
>drives well, but when you put the clutch in, the car dies.  If you lower
>the engine speed VERY VERY slowly, sometimes it stays lit.  This happens
>most often when the engine is warm...if it's hot, it happens ALL THE TIME.
>It also seems to happen most often after restarting the car which has been
>sitting for a minute or two.  Sounds like an idle stabilization valve sort
>of thing.  Where is this on my car and will carb cleaner make it go away?
>
>Second question (more urgent):  How many volts should I be seeing off the
>alternator?  The car is able to run, but isn't charging the battery enough
>to let you restart it.  What's the best way to test the voltage?  Will it
>matter that I'm testing voltage across the terminals of a battery that is
>esentially drained?
>
>Third question:  Anyone in the boston area have a windshield for sale?
>What'll it cost to have new glass installed by a glass place?
>
>Thats all for now.  I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.
>						**************
>						Patrick Austin
>						paanta@bu.edu
>						(617)782-9115
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