RE: Losing ground during cranking.

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Actually it sounds like it the ignition switch itself and they are prone to 
go bad. The cost is like $15 www.motorworks.com.

Brian

87 16v
86 8v (parts car)
84 Wolfsburg (white coming to a garage near me soon)



>From: "Dan Snow" <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: "'Sean Clark'" <sjclar00@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Losing ground during cranking.
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:57:39 -0500
>
>there's a little black box (having brain fart now) that's under the rain
>guard (it's the box that goes with the knock sensor) that can cause 
>problems
>in this area. If you have a spare, try it...
>
>Dan
>'81 Rabbit Sport Truck
>'87 16v Scirocco
>'00 Jetta
>Tam-pa, FL
>http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Sean Clark
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 11:33
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>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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