Re: VW problem gurus

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

I haven't seen any replies to this thread.  I would definitely suspect the 
fuel pump relay.  I do not have my Bently handy right now, but I didn't know 
the 16v had an automatic choke relay.  Is that controlling the idle 
stabilizer?  I would think the idle stabilizer would have a variable voltage 
control instead of an on/off from a relay, but I'm just guessing.  Try 
jumping the fuel pump relay connection and see if your problem goes away.  I 
think it's terminal 30 to 87.  The other candiates are: signal from coil, 
coil ground or fuel pump.  Put your hand on the relay and feel for warmth.  
If it's getting warm, the pump is probably going out.  HTH.



----Original Message Follows----
From: Christopher Michael Boggs <cmbmg@wam.umd.edu>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: VW problem gurus
Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 17:00:46 -0400 (EDT)

I have an 88 16v rocco with 123,000 miles.  The other day I was in 3rd
gear and tried to accelerate but the car started to buck and miss fire,
bad.  So I pulled over to a parking lot and tried to increase the RPMs and
it did the same thing, run like sh** back fire and idle rough, bad.  But
the strange thing was the clicking noise coming from the fuse box.  It
sounds like a relay going crazy cliking on and off like mad.  I took a
look and could it be the #17 automatic choke and idling cut off valve or
the #5 fuel pump relay?  Or am I just missing the point.  There is a
clicking noise coming from the fuse box, when I give it gas it misses and
back fires.   Thanks for your help.

Chris


Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

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