'82 For sale/Hot wiring tip

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

First of all are you mechanically inclined? This may be easier than you 
think. Does the car just die? No more power from the engine? Sounds to me 
like the switch  on the ignition. Try this.

Make a "Y" of fairly heavy wire, about 5" long on each leg, with about an 
inch of stripped wire on each end.
Remove the cover from under the steering col, and remove the wire harness 
from the back of the ignition switch. (Cut the wire tie if its there to 
lower it enough)
>From the back of the harness, push the base of the "Y" into the heavy red 
wire (#30)
One loose end push into the dual black wire (#15, your dash should light up)
The other wire touch to the red/black wire (#85, the starter) and the car 
should start. (Let go that wire else the starter will continue to spin).
Put the key in the ignition to unlock the steering & take a test drive.

If the car runs OK then the switch is bad and can be replaced as per your 
Bently.

I had my car at VW and they didn't find my problem either. Mine turned out 
to be VAC leak, (my addiction to these cars is another problem).

Good luck,

Julie (the little old lady from Amsterdam; having never been to Passadena)


>From: "Rev." <rev@quick60tuning.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: '82 For sale.
>Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 21:56:55 -0600
>
>I don't want it. Can't keep it running for 3 days in a row. I have had it
>looked at by three different mechanics-one was an actual VW shop. It will
>run fine when I leave, but then I will get driving, and it will die. Or it
>will decide not to start. The car is Maroon (I will have some pictures 
>soon)
>Good structural shape, has a few rust spots. Interior is good, and it 
>shifts
>quite smoothly.
>
>Any questions? Any offers? I need to save some money to buy a car that will
>actually get me places..
>
>Rev.
>
>
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