the bloodletting conitnues.

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (the hitman)]

i probably have a used distributer that i could give you dirt cheap if you 
decide to go this route, but as with any used part i can offer no 
guarantee's. you might be better off getting the new, if nothing else for 
piece of minds sake. LMK
   brett


>From: Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: the bloodletting conitnues.
>Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 19:34:16 -0400
>
>Well, here's the latest "theory" on the car's bad behavior, tell me what 
>you
>think.
>
>A recap of the symptoms- Car is a 2L/ 1.8 head 16V Rocco. The car wouldn't
>start, then we realized it would start but only as you brought the key back
>from the start to the run position, and had it hooked up to booster cables 
>as
>well. The ignition switch had been replaced to correct this problem, but no
>luck. It runs well once it does start, and right about now, I am having
>fantasies about how good it would look in the crusher. I am seriously
>wondering how many more parts it could possibly need. It's ranking just
>slightly above the PT for reliability right now.
>
>Diagnosis - needs a new distributor. Does this sound reasonable? And what 
>is
>the going rate for one of these, new or used, because I'm not too thrilled
>with what I've heard from the dealer so far pricewise. And don't bother 
>with
>the "evils of the dealer" stuff either, it's the only game in town. And I
>don't have the time to go junkyard scrounging at this time of the year. I'm 
>in
>Southern Ontario if anyone has one to part with.
>
>I'd appreciate any feedback on this, is it a common failure? Should I even 
>be
>considering a used one? (If not, the car will stay parked for some time, 
>too
>much money for a new one, I'm still reeling from two sets of tires/wheels/
>quaife/tranny surgery/ timing belt on the bug, etc)
>
>So I wonder what next week's problem will be. I love driving this car, but
>this is getting really tiresome.
>
>I keep telling myself this has to be the end of it, but it never is. I'm 
>just
>really down, not having the car for yet another weekend, this just really
>sucks. And I feel totally stupid and helpless to do anything myself to 
>correct
>the situation. So the car sits waiting to be damaged or stolen at the
>dealership. I really don't know what I have done to deserve this.
>
>On the bright side, at least I don't have the flu this weekend. And the car
>doesn't have a turbo, that would blow up next if it did.
>
>Cathy, again, a happy TDI owner.
>
>
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