RE: Losing ground during cranking.

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

I fixed the same problem this way last spring on my Scirocco.  My
brother-in-law also had that problem with his old '83.  It was quite a while
before I realized that when I turned the ignition switch on, the dash lights
would light, but as soon as I turned it to the start position, they would go
out.  Until that point, I was running a wire from my battery to the coil to
get it to start.

If this is how your idiot lights behave, get a new ignition switch and take
the 15 minutes to install it.

Aaron
'87 528e
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle
'82 GPz550


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Robert piwonka
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:16 PM
To: scirocco
Subject: Re: Losing ground during cranking.


My brother had a similar problem in his 83 rabbit truck.  It would crank
over but not start and keep running unless you turned the key back a little
bit.

Have you replaced  the electrical portion of the ignition switch($15).  That
is what it sounds like.

Robert Piwonka

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Clark" <sjclar00@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:33 AM
Subject: Losing ground during cranking.


>      Well, in trying to fix my ground problem I think I should employ
> something more specific than the typical fixes.  When I had the starting
> problem worked on before, the shop found that the ground to the cold start
> thermo time switch was lost during cranking.  They thought they fixed it
> with a new switch, but the exact same problem is back after a week.
During
> starting, the engine won't "fire up" during cranking.  Only when I release
> the key does it start (and only on every third or fourth try.)  I assume
> that's due to the ground coming back after the key returns to the
> "accessory" position.  What would cause the ground to give out only during
> cranking?
>      Also, the battery doesn't seem to charge up during driving, each time
I
> start it it seems more sluggish.  Is this a related problem or just
another
> electrical SNAFU in my car?  Thanks a lot.
>
> -Sean Clark
> 88 16v Scirocco
>
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