Re: 86 Scirocco

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

A lot of people have mentioned fuel system maladies, but this could also be 
ignition related.  You should know how to check for proper fuel pump 
operation by now.  Are you sure you have spark?  Your ignition system uses a 
hall sender to know when to charge the coil.  Often a wire breaks on the 
hall sender or the sender goes bad.  The result is like turning off the 
ignition.  The car just quits.  Remove a plug and ground the electrode while 
someone turns the key.  If you don't have spark, I would be very suspicious 
of the hall sender or its wiring.  Also measure the resistance of the coil, 
they eventually wear out.

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition (leaking gas!!)

>From: "E A" <bulletproof77@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: 86 Scirocco
>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 20:45:47 PST
>
>I drive a 1986 VW Scirocco.  Today, as I was driving along like always, the
>engine just died.  When I tried starting it, the ignition would work, but
>the engine would not start.  Even after a few hours.  It was like I ran out
>of gas, but that's not the case.  And the battery is fully charged.  It was
>sudden and there have been no problems before this.  If anyone knows what
>the situation might be, please advise.  Thanks.
>bulletproof77@hotmail.com
>
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