Roccoo owner needs teck help, stranded sorta.

[mkii@nycap.rr.com (Josh Able)]

it has an 88 engine Im told.


Josh Able

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----- Original Message -----
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Steve
Heller" <sheller@optonline.net>; <gtiguy11735@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: Roccoo owner needs teck help, stranded sorta.


> Comments interspersed:
>
>
> Allyn wrote:
> >
> > hrm, bouncy tach and suddenly no fuel flow. im thinking hall sender,
wait a sec,
> > thats a 79. hrm. well if it did by chance have a 16v in there, a bad
hall sender
> > would cause no fuel (fuel pump relay relies on pulses from hall sender
to keep
> > fuel pump going). im not sure if the engine in a 79 would act the same
or not.
> > Al
> >
>
> The car is from California so it is _possible_ it came with electronic
> Ignician. I am of the remebering that it started with model year 80 but
> both Cali & Sciroccos lead the way for 'improvments' so, maybe.
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Cc: "Steve Heller" <sheller@optonline.net>
> > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:30 PM
> > Subject: Roccoo owner needs teck help, stranded sorta.
> >
> > > Please post replies top the email listed below.
> > >
> > > sheller@optonline.net
> > > my 79 scirocco (which I just bought there) is being driven from
California
> > > by my nephew. the car has been running great until he got to
Indianapolis,
> > > where the car suddenly developed this problem that was diagnosed by a
> > > mechanic there as a faulty fuel pump.
>
> Well, OK. It was diagnosed but what are the symptoms?
>
> > > this was changed this afternoon, along
> > > with the fuel filter, but the problem has not gone away. the mechanic
> > > doesn't work on weekends, so my nephew is stranded there till Monday.
I'm
> > > hoping someone can shed some light on what else to check. I've told my
> > > nephew to go over all the vacuum lines, distributor, coil wires and
air tube
> > > and boot. the car has also got a very erratic tachometer, which I'm
> > > wondering if the coil is bad.
>
> Ah, OK. Tach is eratic? Does the motor follw suit or is it a false
> reading, this needle jumping up and down? Electrical power to the tach
> might involve the voltage reduction on the back of the Inst cluster.
> Then again it might involve the main 12v as well.
>
> This guy needs a cheap Radio Shack meter ~$10. I can dig up some tests
> for basic trouble shooting but am limited to Haynes right now, otherwise
> I only have half a Bentley to contend with, the back half. (schematics!)
>
> > >  I don't know how the mechanic condemned the
> > > fuel pump, but he said the original was weak.
>
> Is the _pump_ getting 12v?
>
> > > I sure hope he cracked a fuel
> > > line and saw little or insufficient fuel flow. so, what would cause
this
> > > condition which seems like the car is starving for fuel, but may in
fact be
> > > something else. I realize this is hard to diagnose from this limited
info,
> > > but its all I've got right now. if the problem is ignition related,
could
> > > the coil be suspect?
>
> Is the COIL getting 12v?
>
> >  geez, my poor nephew will be stuck there till Monday!
> > > and worse, I've never seen the car in person, and I've been waiting
> > > patiently for it to arrive. there's gotta be something I'm missing.
please
> > > help me. I'm hoping to call him tomorrow to offer something to help.
> > > _______
> > >
> > >
>
>
> I'm CC'ing the list on purpose. Feedback will remove scirocco.org from
> the TO: line.
>
> TBerk
>