[stranded] 86 cabby died, cranks no vroom

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Then its either the ICU (the small blck unit on the heavy heat sink in the 
rain tray, or the Hall Sender on the dizzy died. Hope you have a spare.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: "koabi" <koabi@seeohdee.com>
>To: <scirocco81@vwmail.net>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: [stranded] 86 cabby died, cranks no vroom
>Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 18:57:18 -0700
>
>Dizzy spins, still no spark from coil wire after replacing alternator
>and running 10g wire from the coil bracket to valve cover stud.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Eric S
>Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 4:59 PM
>To: koabi; 'koabi'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: [stranded] 86 cabby died, cranks no vroom
>
>Is the distributor spinning during cranking?
>
>Sounds like a snapped timing belt to me....but it could be electrical as
>well...lemme know what you find on the distro.
>
>
>--
>Eric
>www.VintageWatercooleds.com
>
>79 VW Iltis
>81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
>81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v Motronic
>83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>
>
>
>--- "koabi" <koabi@seeohdee.com> wrote:
>One more note, the car doesn't even stumble when cranking.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of koabi
>Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 3:10 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: [stranded] 86 cabby died, cranks no vroom
>
>I took a turn then started accelerating in the cabby.  The tach then
>read zero and I believe the various warning lights came on as if you had
>just put the ignition on.  Car cranks fine but doesn't refire.
>
>
>
>I did find that the ground strap that goes to the coil bracket was
>disconnected.  What is it supposed to connect to?  More detail the
>better.
>
>Would this cause the car to die like this and not refire?
>
>
>
>I checked for spark from the coil wire and there is NO spark.  Could
>this be due to the ground strap mentioned above being disconnected?  Or
>is it more likely that I just need to throw another coil on.
>
>
>
>Thanks!  I really don't want to have to get a tow truck.
>
>
>
>koabi
>
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