Re: Before I drive it off the cliff....]

[Geordy <geordy@lodgepole.com>]

It runs fine when I hold the key in the start position.  Starter motor
run too though.  I took the plug wire off.  It fires against the block

Night Shadow wrote:
> 
> I'd be testing your coil....make sure you haven't lost a wire or
> something....
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Geordy wrote:
> 
> >
> > Anyone have a clue?  I really wanted to drive this thing this weekend
> > any help would be nice.  I can't afford a new car and I've had a really
> > bad week to boot.
> >
> > >
> > > IT doesn't act like it's being starved for fuel, IMO.  It seems that
> > > it's not getting spark when I let off the key.  We jumpered the fuel
> > > pump directly to the battery and it still didn't run when we let off the
> > > key.  The fuel pump kept running though(of course).  Is the fuel pump
> > > relay the one with the fuse on top of it, BTW?
> > >
> > > 16V JASON wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Geordy,
> > > >         I have a Mk2 16v, but I'm pretty sure the systems are similar.  Its'
> > > > probably either your fuel pump relay, or the wire from the distributor that
> > > > tells the relay that the car is running, and to switch the pumps on.  I
> > > > would throw a new relay in first, just to see if it works.  My guess is
> > > > that it will.
> > > >         Check the thin wires coming out of your ignition coil.  One of those goes
> > > > to the fuel pump relay, telling it that the car has started.  Unplug the
> > > > wires and then plug them back in (one at a time), and see if that helps.
> > > >
> > > >         Good luck,
> > > >         Jason
> > > >
> > > > At 12:42 PM 3/19/99 , you wrote:
> > > > >I took my MK1 up to get a windshield installed in it yesterday.  It
> > > > >drove fine all the way there with only the usual miss.  Anyways, after
> > > > >giving the guy $200 for installing the windshield, I hopped in my car to
> > > > >start it and no go.  After a little wait, I tried to start it and it
> > > > >caught for a second, then died.  Finally I figured out that it would
> > > > >stay started as long as I held the key in the starter position.
> > > > >Couldn't drive it like that so I had it towed.  Once I got it home I
> > > > >tried a couple more things.  I pulled the harness from the ignition
> > > > >switch and hotwired the ignition on position to the red wire, and then
> > > > >hotwired the starter circuit to the red wire.  No avail, same thing
> > > > >happened.  One thing I noticed was when the key is in the on position, I
> > > > >don't here the fuel pump running.  When I jumper the fuel pump to the
> > > > >battery though, it runs fine.  The fuel pump is connected to the
> > > > >ignition coil, right?  After consulting the bentley schematic, what I
> > > > >suspect is the ballast resistor.  Does this sound right?  Where is the
> > > > >ballast resistor anyways???  What else could it be?
> > > > >--
> > > > >Geordy Rostad
> > > > >'79 Scirocco Ragtop(not currently installed) 2.0(sorta running)
> > > > >
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> > > > 57,000 original miles.
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