Please help, dead scirocco!

[wprice@neo.rr.com (Warren R. Price)]

Thanks, I found it.  It looks like hell.  It's wrapped up with electrical
tape.  I have no spark off of the plug wires or distributor.  There is no
spark coming from the wire that comes off the coil.  I'm going to try the
ohm test on the coil.  Might be the coil.  I replaced the ignition module
about 4-5 months ago.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Euroroc II" <flaatr@yahoo.com>
To: "Warren R. Price" <wprice@neo.rr.com>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Please help, dead scirocco!


> Hall Sender is that funky thing whose connector sticks out the side of
your
> distributor that signals when the ignition should spark and breaks after a
> few years and you end up having to putting a big zip tie around to keep it
> from pulling the wires out of itself... Sound familiar?
>
> -Raffi
>
>
>
> At 05:53 PM 3/22/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Is the Hall Sender the "ignition module" (for lack of a better
description)
> >located under the plastic cover just in front of the windshield?   Uhh,
the
> >lblack box, I guess...?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>
> >To: "Warren R. Price" <wprice@neo.rr.com>
> >Cc: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:48 PM
> >Subject: Re: Please help, dead scirocco!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > My 16v did this immediately prior to getting smacked hard twice in 7
days.
> > > the hall sender broke in mine. it sounded bad exactly like you
describe.
> > > well another $200 down the drain.
> > > brian
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Warren R. Price wrote:
> > >
> > > > Actually, I did happen to glance at the timing belt.  I was just
> >replaced about 3 months ago and it is intact (thank God).
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Warren
> > > >
> > > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > > >   From: Scirocco-Al
> > > >   To: Warren R. Price ; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >   Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:31 PM
> > > >   Subject: Re: Please help, dead scirocco!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   1st, check your timing belt.
> > > >     ----- Original Message -----
> > > >     From: Warren R. Price
> > > >     To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >     Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 2:26 PM
> > > >     Subject: Please help, dead scirocco!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     My afternoon is not going real well.  My 88 16V died on me in
the
> >middle of the busiest f*cking intersection in our city.  I was sitting
there
> >at the light...when it turned green, let out the clutch, gave it some
gas,
> >the car moved a few feet and the motor abruptly quit.  I am thinking
there
> >is either no spark or it's not getting fuel.  I'm having it towed to my
> >house and I should be able to see if it is getting spark.  In the
meantime
> >are there any theories (I realize I'm not giving you a lot here cuz I
just
> >don't know a lot yet).  The car turns over fine...  I was concerned
because
> >the engine just didn't sound "good" when it happened.  More specifically,
I
> >thought I may have heard a clunk, but I am praying that it was just the
jerk
> >from the motor dying while I was taking off.  Again, it turns over just
fine
> >and no obvious electrical short or anything like that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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