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

[kjbrosha at gmail.com (Kevin Brosha)]

Hmm, I _do_ have a lot of time on my hands for the summer.  MS . . .
I've just skimmed bits about that online, seems like quite a challenge
- now that would be a project.   I was considering hitting the cost of
something a little easier to do on the credit card, but even
attempting to try a do it yourself thing like that would teach me a
lot to do.

Assuming I'm starting from zero knowledge, is megasquirt possible to
do in a summer?  I could probably put a few hours a week on it.  Also,
I have no covered place to work, so anything that could be ruined by a
bit of rain wouldn't work.

So how does this work without the fuel distributor?  What is done differently?

On 5/12/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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