RE: Motor died

["Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>]

You can start the car from the front of the car.... JUST PLEASE... Make sure 
the car is out of gear!
Pull the center coil wire from the dist, it will wedge nicely next to the 
accellerator cable and the case for the moment.
Use a cresent wrnch (reverced) it will fit nicely between the battery 
connection and the starter relay, causing it to start.
(the key has to be in the ON position...).
The engine will turn over. If the connections are good, you will see the 
spark jump.
If not...
try reading the voltage on the BLACK wire. should be 12v when the key is 
on.This wire broke on mine.
Try jumpering this coil connection (with out the black wire connected) to 
teh +12v side of the battery.

Good luck...

Julie


>From: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
>To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>, <johnny.erk@sympatico.ca>
>Subject: RE: Motor died
>Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 21:42:40 -0500
>
>Mine did something similar a few years back... open your distributor cap,
>and look if your rotor is still in one piece (think I am kidding eh...)
>Mine had a weird break, at the plate that crosses from center hub to edge
>plate... it was melted. thank god AutoZone was 3 blocks away, got new cap
>and rotor, closed the hood and car started like new. take a look ya never
>know. if that isn't it, then unplug center cap plug and have someone turn
>over the engine while holding the cable near the body (ground) of the car,
>you should see a spark if not... coil dead.
>
>Patrick Bureau
>1985 8v Titian Red Scirocco
>http://longcoeur.com/scirocco
>----------------------------------
>SCA-Name Lord Patric de Long Coeur
>Ansteorra, Steppes Barony
>http://longcoeur.com/
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of John Erk
>Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 7:58 PM
>To: scirocco list
>Subject: Motor died
>
>
>On my way to work,Friday. Light turns green, I accelerate , and about 50
>yards, the car just dies. Car is nomally in excellent shape.1/2 tank of
>gas, no indication that anything was wrong. Had been driving on the
>highway, then stuck in traffic on the service road for 5 minutes before
>this happened, so the car was hot. When I tried to start it, it cranked
>but didn't catch.Pulled the fuel pump relay and jumped the 2 leads.
>Heard the pump run but still didn't catch. Fuel problem?Spark?  ....Any
>ideas?
>  John
>
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