Headache's gone, thanks eh!

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

Excellnet Cathy! Glad you got it fixed!

Oh, and constant power, grab it off the cigarret lighter power feed...it
is a always on wire.

Eric

On Sat, 18 May 2002, Cathy Boyko wrote:

> Well, the long saga of the non start has been resolved- and the moral is ASK
> THE LIST FIRST. After a wrong used distributor (this car attracts wrong
> parts), and a long drive to get a reasonably priced new Hall sender, I go in
> to see how it's coming (after numerous phone calls and a week and a half) The
> mechanic is under the hood with a test light and manual, still no start,
> probing the harness to the brain box. I casually mention grounds and coils and
> starters and such things in a nonchalent manner and leave. I phone at the end
> of the day Friday, the service manager tells me I need a part. What part I
> ask? Oh, it will be in Tuesday, a ground strap. I say "how do I get the keys",
> and off I drove in it today, after applying a jumper cable from the tranny
> ground bolt to the battery (it fires right up). Seems I heard that from just
> about all of you, and thanks, it likely saved me hours of "diagnosis", and for
> sure some labour, I can handle this quite nicely myself.
> 
> Did I need the Hall sender? Who knows, it does run smoother, so maybe? The
> other was likely from the factory anyway. But I had sanded all the grounds
> before, but I don't think that it ever had one to the tranny. So how the heck
> did it ever start? And maybe it will run even stronger once the strap is on.
> I'm tossing all of the old ground cables, and would like to join the church of
> the free electrons.
> 
> So thanks to all who replied with the correct diagnosis, and thanks to Casey
> for the cheap parts source in Toronto.
> 
> Another question, when the ignition switch was changed, the headlight high/low
> switch is stuck in the high position. Is this something that is overtightened,
> or do I need to replace the switch. It just won't click into the low position.
> 
> But it did before the ignition switch was done.
> 
> 
> Oh and one more quick one, I need a constant power supply for my stereo memory
> functions. Where can I hook into, besides running yet another wire from the
> battery. Thanks. And yes I know I'm annoying.
> 
> Anyway, all is well again, or so it seems. At least I have it to mess with on
> this long weekend. And I can start it reliably. (and I'm still loving the new
> gearbox, I only have 100 kms on it) Heck, I even have hope of getting it to
> Cincy now!
> 
> Cathy, 1987 2L 16V Scirocco "the silver-never-ending-pain-in-the-%$#"
> 
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Eric
Northglenn, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)

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