RE: is it dead? was(Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over)

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Take it out of gear :-0

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop
'99 Passat GLX

On Wednesday, August 11, 1999 11:11 AM, William Yeckel (Volt Computer) [SMTP:a-willy@microsoft.com] wrote:
> Hey people I have never had to deal with a blown engine before, but I think
> I may have one now.  I took out the plugs, to avoid compression and then
> tried to turn the engine by hand, and it will turned a little then "wham" it
> stops cold.  So I took off the starter thinking in some wierd way that was
> locking up the engine, and tried a hand turn again.  Nothin'.  So I took off
> the valve cover to see if I could see anything wrong, nah.  So something is
> not turning deeper inside the engine.  Is this #%@$%? thing toast???
> 
> -Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonas Karlsson [mailto:jkarlsso@metabolex.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 7:47 AM
> To: scirocco-l; William Yeckel (Volt Computer)
> Subject: RE: Roc with 84 GTI engine wont turn over
> 
> 
> The click is the solenoid engaging, 
> 
> The fact that the engine turns with a wrench but not when the solenoid 
> engages means that there is a problem with the started. One of 2 things 
> that I can think of. 
> 
> 1. It is dead
> 2. Not enough juice is getting to it. Check the connections for 
> corrosion. Even though your battery is good, the juice might not be 
> getting to the starter. 
> 
> I would bet on a dead starter. 
> 
> Jonas
> 85 Scirocco
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> bill yeckel wrote:
> >Hello people I have been reading this list for a while, but now I 
> >need some
> >advice.  I recently acquired a 79 scirocco with a 84 GTI 1.8L 
> >engine in it.
> >And the thing wont turn over.  Here is what I have found so far.
> >
> >-The battery is fine(tested at 13v)
> >-The engine is not frozen from rust, turned it with a wrench(this 
> >is what I
> >suspected because the car has been sitting outside in the Seattle 
> >rain for a
> >year and a half.  With out being run.)
> >-When I turn the car over it make a click and then a chunk sound 
> >like its
> >stuck.
> >
> >So I guess what I'm wondering is doesn't this sound like a 
> >starter
> >problem???  Or is it timing?  Or...I was hoping someone might 
> >have some more
> >info before I going digging into it even deeper.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >-Bill
> >
> >79 scirocco (still recovering from neglect)
> >
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