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

[David LeDeaux <dask@lcc.net>]

I recently had a fuel pump relay go out on my car... the car wouldn't start
at all, and when I jumpered the relay, it ran... I ordered another one from
Potterman, and everything has been peachy since.  I'd be willing to bet
that it's the relay...

At 09:42 AM 3/19/99 -0800, Geordy 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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	-David LeDeaux
'80 Scirocco
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/9444/
(Yes, I broke down and got one)



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