Re: Idiot PO, and stubborn Rabbit

["Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca>]

WRT the Rabbit, it sounds like either the battery is weak to turn the motor
over or ground wires could use a bit of TLC.  I'm sure that others will give
you some more advice but I would start there.

HTH

Sal

----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Folkman Jr. <mk1madness@hotmail.com>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 9:45 PM
Subject: Idiot PO, and stubborn Rabbit


> Tried to get the 'rocco S started today.  And learned how incompetent the
PO
> was(more like POS).  The car wasn't getting any fuel, even though the PO
put
> in a new fuel pump.  I'm sure it was new at one time.  The pump was hose
> clamped to a brake line, had a power wire running from the fuse box, and
> ground wire going to the rear axle, because the factory wires were cut
off.
> After fixing the wiring harness, I hooked up the pump backwards.  Lesson
> learned, don't use the same color wires for negative and positive.  Not
sure
> if that ruined the pump, but it didn't work after I hooked it up the right
> way.  I don't want to buy a new pump, because I've got an extra.  Only
> problem is it's still in a 'rocco buried under two feet of snow.
>
> Since it doesn't look like the 'rocco is going to be running anytime soon,
> I'll have to get my Rabbit running.  It runs fine, once it gets started.
It
> doesn't have any problems starting, as long as the temp is above 45.  From
> about 45 to 35 it starts after cranking for a long time.  Below 35,
nothing,
> if I keep the starter engaged it sounds like it's trying to run, but once
I
> release the key it dies.  It will backfire occasionally too.  The cold
start
> injector works, and the timing is set correctly.  Any ideas on what's
wrong?
> It's a 1.7 CIS with O2 sensor.
>
> Kenneth
> 1980 Scirocco S
> 1983 Rabbit
> 1991 Corrado
>
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