How to fix car? Can't find a 16V Fuel Distributor

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

And what of Megasquirt? Either you could go that way (yeah, Ms. Brave
making suggestions here eh?) or find someone who has removed the CIS-E
distributor to do their conversion, it comes right out on MS'd cars.
Cathy

On 8:24 pm 05/12/07 Nate Mellom <doubt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kevin,
> There's an unmolested distributor (mixture adjustment plug is still
> intact) in a very nice 16v in a local yard here in Wisconsin.  Not
> sure how much they'd want for it, but I can check if you're
> interested. Let me know, I might be able to run up next weekend and
> get it.
>
> Nate
>
>
> Kevin Brosha wrote:
> >  Ok, seems this isn't going to work.  16v Scirocco parts are hard to
> >  find, and this part especially so, since it's different in the
> >  scirocco compared with the other 16v's  (the mechanic said it had 3
> >  prongs on it, whatever that means).
> >
> >  Is there any other way of getting the 16v scirocco fixed, asssuming
> >  only that I know (or was told by the mechanic) that the problem has
> >  something to do with the fuel distributor?  Maybe something that
> >  isn't as easy as swapping a part, if finding the part isn't an
> >  option?
> >  Just a shot in the dark here . . . anything I could do that would
> >  do away with the original fuel distributor?   I'm ignorant about
> >  SEM - does this require the original fuel distributor?  I'm  not
> >  very knowledgeable about cars, at least I wasn't prior to getting
> >  this thing . . . the hundreds of hours I've spent reading about
> >  scirocco's certainly has taught me a few things, but it's all
> >  random bits of knowledge.. . and I don't know what most of the
> >  stuff I read means.
> >  I have to get this beast going, it's got sentimental value to my
> >  dad, and hence to me.  What can I do?
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 5/7/07, Kevin Brosha <kjbrosha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>  Hello hello . . .
> >>
> >>  I had asked whether anyone on the list had a fuel distributor back
> >>  around Christmas, so I could get my red beast back to life.  Had
> >>  a few replies, but unfortunately, time and money wouldn't let me
> >>  get the car fixed at the time.  School keeps me busy . . . after
> >>  7 years as an undergrad, I should finish sometime soon, eh?
> >>
> >>  To get to the point, I need a dizzy!  If someone has a tested
> >>  working fuel distributor (incl. the pump, I _think_, the mechanic
> >>  wasn't too sure), and can ship it to me in nova scotia, I can pay
> >>  around 200 C$ for it.   Saw a couple go on ebay, one I lost the
> >>  auction at $60, and one I lost at $105 . . . so I figure this is
> >>  fair?  Correct me if wrong!
> >>
> >>  Help revive my monstrosity!
> >>
> >
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