need help, can't find the running problem 16v

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (brett cooke)]

was it your main ground? that might explain why i'm having so much trouble 
tracking the problem. haven't thought to check the grounds yet.



So Sayeth The Hitman
'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
<http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>





>From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
>To: brett cooke <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: need help, can't find the running problem 16v
>Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:09:49 -0800 (PST)
>
>This might sounds stupid but take a look at your electrical system.
>Especially your grounds - VWs are notorious for having poor factory
>grounds..
>
>I just drove home yesterday with my coolant gauge pegged and reverse
>lights on because my main ground cable got loose (it was a quick fix
>about a year ago with a self-tapping screw). Weird stuff happens when you
>have a bad ground. My starter wouldn't click so I had to push start the
>car but there was plenty of battery power and I could turn on my stereo,
>blower, high beams, etc.
>
>I put in a new ground and polished up all the ground lugs and the car
>starts right away and it has a bit more power too... maybe the spark plugs
>are getting a good ground now ;)
>
>I've noticed from past ground problems that they tend to stick out like a
>sore thumb when the car is cold. When it warms up they sort-of go away..
>not sure why this is but your problem sounds a little bit like that.
>
>HTH
>
>-Toby
>
>On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, brett cooke wrote:
>
> > here are the symptoms the car is currently displaying. when you first 
>start
> > the car it runs rough and misses real bad in the low rpm's (1k-2k), but 
>revs
> > good in the higher rpm's. after five minutes or so the first time you 
>hit
> > the gas the car dies. if you then wait about 10mins and crank the crap 
>out
> > of the car it starts up and runs perfect. you can drive it wherever and 
>it
> > runs for hours.
> >   recent work includes new transfer pump, replaced hall sender, new fuel
> > filter, and the standard tune up. any ideas here? i'm running out 
>rapidly f
> > ideas of what can be wwrong with this damn car. tia
> >    hit
> >
> >
> >
> > So Sayeth The Hitman
> > '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
> > <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
> >
> >
> >
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