Sudden Stall-HELP

[brian_wagner at sbcglobal.net (brian_wagner)]

Bill the alternator is not charging cause the instrument cluster is not
installed. The alt is triggered to charge from the resistor in the cluster.
So no on a dead battery it will not run long. Hook up the cluster and start
the car rev the engine and the bat/alt light will go out disconnec the
jumper car and drive it home.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W.Hawker" <willhawk@shaw.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:52 PM
Subject: Sudden Stall-HELP


> Here we are ready to bring the newly painted 82 home tonight when we
> run into a slight problem. Had to boost the car to get it going and it
> would run fine for a minute...then suddenly quit. It seems that while
> we are boosting, or having the battery connected  the other cat she
> runs fine.  When we took the car to the shop, it ran great but would
> not start  when we attempted to move it. I hate electrical problems,
> but I need confirmation that the problem is battery/charging system
> related.
> Will the car not run at all with a  dead battery? I mean REAL dead.
> Does not seem to even hold a charge. We boosted and let the battery
> charge from the donor battery for 10 minutes. the car would run fine
> for about 2 minutes then quit again. Now we are stuck in some damn
> parking lot across  town. No way of testing the charging system
> as...well the insides have no gauge cluster install as of yet (interior
> to be finished)
>
> Bill
> 82 Scirocco
> 83 Rabbit GTi
>
>
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