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Jeff,
Glad to hear you got it running, but sorry to hear it wasn't sooner.
I think your first trouble shooting should be the fan itself. Make sure =
it is getting power, and make sure it will run. With your car, I think =
that the easiest thing to do is to turn on the A/C...that should =
activate the fan on low speed. If it does, then you know it's got power. =
Second, grab your Bently and see what wire to ground to activate the =
fan. If that works, then you have to work backwards from there to find =
out why it isn't getting tripped on by the tempperature.
Also, I'm sure I know what hose is leaking on you. That 90 degree one =
coming out of the head and into the heater core. It was looking nasty. =
If it is leaking that can also be part of your problem...no pressure in =
the system and a place for your coolant to leak out.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
-- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-01 Sport Compact Car) 15.114 @ =
91 MPH
2001 Passat Wagon, 1.8t (For the Wife and Son)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)15.047 @ 94 MPH
Northern California, USA
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jeff Toomasson=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: The 2.0 Lives! (well, sort of....damn. Need a little help) - =
long
I kinda need to keep this short, because I need tech help and I'm =
short on sleep, time and feeling in my hands!
=20
Before I get into the specifics - I first have to thank Raffi, Craig =
and most of all Tobias for sacrificing their time and energy to get my =
heap back to road-worthiness (especially Tobias who, in spite of his =
other committment (I hope Al will forgive me) kept plugging into the wee =
hours of this morning even when I was ready to throw in the towel. I =
know the beer and grub I provided them doesn't even scratch the surface =
of my gratitude. I hope I can be there for these guys if the opportunity =
arises. This list and the people on it rule!
=20
After tinkering with the timing and distributor for a while (and =
connecting a hidden air hose!), we finally got it started around 1:30 am =
and once it got running for a few minutes it was remarkably smooth =
running. Each time trying to start it, it got easier - so much so that =
it would start on the first crank which never happened with the 1.8!
=20
But then we noticed that the coolant temp was getting exceedingly high =
(which is weird because I installed a low temp fan switch and =
thermostat). I must have been too tired because we just filled the =
radiator and let it run thinking the fan would come on sometime, right? =
Unfortunately, I ruptured a hose (I hope) somewhere near the =
distributor.
=20
Can the fan switch plug go on reverse of the way it's supposed too? =
It's gotta be either that or the thermo-time switch failing, right? =
Anyone else have any ideas? I'm in a bad spot and need to get this car =
back on the road ASAP - time for trouble-shooting this is scarce....
=20
Thanks,
=20
JT - sorta 2.0 '86.5 16v
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Glad to hear you got it running, but =
sorry to hear=20
it wasn't sooner.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think your first trouble shooting =
should be the=20
fan itself. Make sure it is getting power, and make sure it will run. =
With your=20
car, I think that the easiest thing to do is to turn on the A/C...that =
should=20
activate the fan on low speed. If it does, then you know it's got power. =
Second,=20
grab your Bently and see what wire to ground to activate the fan. If =
that works,=20
then you have to work backwards from there to find out why it isn't =
getting=20
tripped on by the tempperature.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, I'm sure I know what hose is =
leaking on you.=20
That 90 degree one coming out of the head and into the heater core. It =
was=20
looking nasty. If it is leaking that can also be part of your =
problem...no=20
pressure in the system and a place for your coolant to leak =
out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good luck, and keep us =
posted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-- Craig Williams<BR>1981 Scirocco S =
2008cc 16V (As=20
seen in 01-01 Sport Compact Car) 15.114 @ 91 MPH<BR>2001 Passat Wagon, =
1.8t (For=20
the Wife and Son)<BR>2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged =
monster)15.047 @ 94=20
MPH<BR>Northern California, USA<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:cpw@jswinsurance.com";></A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:jtoomasson@yahoo.com"; =
title=3Djtoomasson@yahoo.com>Jeff=20
Toomasson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org"=20
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 25, 2002 =
9:05=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The 2.0 Lives! (well, =
sort=20
of....damn. Need a little help) - long</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I kinda need to keep this short, =
because I need=20
tech help and I'm short on sleep, time and feeling in my =
hands!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before I get into the specifics - I =
first have to=20
thank Raffi, Craig and most of all Tobias for sacrificing their time =
and=20
energy to get my heap back to road-worthiness (especially Tobias =
who, in=20
spite of his other committment (I hope Al will forgive me) kept =
plugging=20
into the wee hours of this morning even when I was ready to throw in =
the=20
towel. I know the beer and grub I provided them doesn't even scratch =
the=20
surface of my gratitude. I hope I can be there for these guys if =
the=20
opportunity arises. This list and the people on it rule!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After tinkering with the timing =
and=20
distributor for a while (and connecting a hidden air hose!),=20
we finally got it started</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>around=20
1:30 am and once it got running for a few minutes it was remarkably =
smooth=20
running. Each time trying to start it, it got easier - so much so that =
it=20
would start on the first crank which never happened with the =
1.8!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But then we noticed that the =
coolant temp=20
was getting exceedingly high (which is weird because I installed a low =
temp=20
fan switch and thermostat). I must have been too tired because we just =
filled=20
the radiator and let it run thinking the fan would come on sometime, =
right?=20
Unfortunately, I ruptured a hose (I hope) somewhere near the=20
distributor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can the fan switch plug go on reverse =
of the way=20
it's supposed too? It's gotta be either that or the thermo-time switch =
failing, right? Anyone else have any ideas? I'm in a bad spot and need =
to get=20
this car back on the road ASAP - time for trouble-shooting this is=20
scarce....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>JT - sorta 2.0 '86.5=20
16v</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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