Re: Stumper. WTF. New one to me. Anyone?

["Alex Ting" <alex@millenniumsolutions.net>]

i've had this happen to me several times in different vws.
The first time it was the ignition control module (like Mark),
the one right up by the digital idle stabilizer.
Second time was the fuse panel cracked so it would die in turns
(common vw problem).
Most recent time was a bad coil, and nothing else.

I'd say eliminate the coil possibility first.

HTH......


Alex Ting
Account Manager
Millennium Solutions Group, Inc.
575 Menlo Dr. #4
Rocklin, CA 95765

Phone:  888-801-2001 ext. 228 or 916-630-2001
Fax:  916-630-2000
Email:  alex@millenniumsolutions.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:36 PM
Subject: Stumper. WTF. New one to me. Anyone?


>Heres my newest dilemma that's been in the works for about 3 weeks now. 
>
>Driving down the freeway, (Usually 20 miles or more.) exit the freeway
>and while on surface streets the car shuts off. 
>Its also happened to me on the freeway. Cuts out like its got water in
>the fuel. Clears out and runs fine. (Well, as fine as it can run with 2
>bent exhaust valves. The new head gets picked up on friday.)
>Its recently happened to me while pulling into a parking spot. I can
>crank and crank and it wont start. The tach doesn't move, usually the
>tach will bounce slightly when you crank it over. Nadda. 
>
>Symptoms:
>
>Tach drops to zero.
>Immediate loss of power.
>Power loss id usually for .5-2 seconds but it usually keeps on running. 
>
>
>Tach drops to zero- That tells me that the ignition is cutting out. I
>cant really hear the fuel pump so I cant say if its running or not. I say
>the fuel pump is running because it runs again after a second or two and
>most of the time there is a loud as a gunshot -pop-, sometimes 2 pops in
>quick successions.
>
>I replaced the fuel pump relay and it didn't help. Then I used my trusty
>jumper wire and it started. I think that was quite by accident. I put in
>the old relay for my uneventful trip home. However when I got to the
>driveway and went to restart the car, it wouldn't. Reinstalled the jumper
>wire (I could hear the pump run) but it didn't start. Messed with the
>coil wires. Nadda. Just let it sit for a few minutes and it started up
>again. 
>
>Is this the coil going bad? Maybe its getting hot enough for it to shut
>off? Dunno. 
>I disconnected my rev limiter and my coil amp thinking one of the two
>might be causing the problem. I get the feeling its possibly the coil,
>but probably not. Or its the ignition brain. One of the two. 
>
>Ideas?
>
>
>              Shawn Meze
>86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
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