RE: 88 16v slow crank/no start when hot

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Tell me more about the diesel starter, part # please.

Brian

88 16v
87 16v
86 8v (sold to neighbor)



>From: "Dan" <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: "roc \(E-mail\)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: 88 16v slow crank/no start when hot
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:41:23 -0400
>
>In my experience I've had with my Roc, which is similar to yours, it was a
>combination of the ground/starter. I added (2) big-fat battery cables as
>grounds (I was too lazy to pull the tranny out to get to that damned 
>strap).
>One ground goes straight to the car frame, the other goes to the diesel
>starter I put in. heh. I don't have ANY problems starting it now,
>hot/cold/whatever...
>
>HTH,
>Dan
>Tam-pa, FL
>'87 16v 'Rocco
>'81 Rabbit Sport Truck
>'00 Jetta
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jeremiah Gilmore
>Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 13:12
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: 88 16v slow crank/no start when hot
>
>
>I have and 88 16v with a long list of problems.
>I am the second owner and have always had problems.
>any help will be greatly appreciated
>
>I don't want to overwhelm the group with the whole list a once.
>so I will start with the one that bugs me the most.
>
>when hot the car has trouble starting, the crank is really slow
>the severity is relative to the temperature
>
>according to the oil temp gauge:
>Cold - Starts on first Crank
>90-95C - Normal starts fine cranks normal speed - Starts on first Crank
>100C - Slow crank Most Likely will start
>105C - very slow crank if it doesn't catch in the first crank forget it
>110+C - not a chance
>
>The car will pop start and run with no problem
>
>when running if it gets over 105 it may be unstable rpms drop at idle
>at 110+ it is most definitely unstable and you have to keep the rpm over 3k
>to keep from stalling and even that is a challenge
>
>Putting the heater on defrost with the blower on 1st speed helps keep the
>temp down and the blower brings the Idle up to +-1900 rpm
>Modes other than defrost not so effective
>
>The slow crank and successful pop starting rule out vapor lock if I am not
>mistaken.
>
>I suspect that this is more than one problem
>A. the overheating
>B. the slow crank as a result of the overheating
>
>any Ideas?
>
>Best Regards
>Jeremiah Gilmore
>
>
>
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