Need fast response

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I have a clean coil that I might just jury rig in to check it out

>From: cwass99@rogers.com
>To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>CC: roclist@accessconsulting.ca, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Need fast response
>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 20:45:08 -0500 (EST)
>
>      I've never seen it, but it might.  Corrosion on the contacts might be 
>the
>problem , regardless of the rain.  That could cause an extremely weak 
>spark,
>low power and it might account for the higher fuel burn rate if you had it
>near full-throttle to keep the rev's at 3000.  Does it sound like it's 
>missing?
>I don't think it would hurt to give them a quick cleaning.  Just get the
>corrosion off for now, can't hurt and might help.
>      Good luck.
>
>Cheers,
>Colin
>
>
>On 27-Mar-2002 Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> > New cap, rotor and wires. No blue glow, but that was a great idea.If the
> > coil were dying, would this cause the symptoms? there is a bit of 
>corrosion
> > (green stuff) on the contacts.
> >
> >
> >>From: cwass99@rogers.com
> >>To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, roclist@accessconsulting.ca
> >>Subject: Re: Need fast response
> >>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 20:28:03 -0500 (EST)
> >>
> >>     I don't know about the extreme fuel burning, but if the plug wires 
>are
> >>marginal or the distributor cap doesn't seal well on the distributor, 
>that
> >>would definitely cause running problems in the rain.  Is there a kewl 
>blue
> >>glow
> >>around any of the wires when it's running?  Pop the dist cap and see if
> >>there's
> >>any obvious moisture inside.  I had this problem once, the only solution
> >>was a
> >>blow-dryer when it rained.
> >>      HTH
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Colin
> >>
> >>On 27-Mar-2002 Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> >> > I see no traces of leaking gas. No WOT switch and no knock box.
> >> > Plugs look almost new. I thought that they'd be black.
> >> > Its raining. Could that cause the symptoms of stalling and poor 
>running?
> >> > I switched the ignition switch to a known good switch. (So it 
>hangs....
> >>Its
> >> > a VW) so thats not the problem.
> >> > Gosh I hate cars...
> >> >
> >> > (Stonger words already said on the way home...)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>From: "Jason Adams" <roclist@accessconsulting.ca>
> >> >>To: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>,
> >><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >> >>Subject: Re: Need fast response
> >> >>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:46:36 -0800
> >> >>
> >> >>I know this sound dumb... you're not leaking gas anywhere?
> >> >>
> >> >>If o2 sensor is disconnected, it shouldn't use that much gas... how
> >>about
> >> >>the enrichment switch on the throttle body, could a screwed knock box 
>or
> >> >>sensor send false leaning signals therebye enriching the mixture...
> >> >>
> >> >>Jason Adams
> >> >>Fahrvergnugen Forever!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 4:06 PM
> >> >>Subject: Need fast response
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Car ran through 1/2 a tank of gas in 60 miles. Most likely VERY 
>rich.
> >>I
> >> >>cut
> >> >> > back the gas, but the car stalled while running. Can only have the
> >>foot
> >> >>very
> >> >> > lightly on the gas, other wise... Stall. I know I haven't checked 
>the
> >>O2
> >> >> > Sensor, but I have moved the dist just to get home.
> >> >> > daughter is at the sitters waiting for me. I just talked to her on
> >>the
> >> >> > phone. Its raining & she wants to come home...
> >> >> > What to check guys. This is bad!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Julie
> >> >> >
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> >>Colin
> >>
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