shouldn't have turned on the A/C!!!

[brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu (Brian McGarvey)]

check to see if your getting spark..
same thing happend to me except I stalled the motor and killed the hall
sender plug for a 16v..im supicious of that first..
brian.
but thats a guess and who knows maybe im smokin crack

88 16v -- parts donor for the twin project.. somebody had to buy it
anybody need parts from behind the dash back? Yes its getting sliced in
half.. and NO it is not reparable. PO used it in NJ and shows it
82 Topless bunny -- Lipstick Red
85 8v -- in Braintree MA.


On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Rob Cotner wrote:

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> I was driving my '84 8v rocco today, and since it was kind of warm out I
> thought I should turn on the A/C because I heard that it's bad to not use
> it for a long period of time, and I was hot.  After I turned it on, it
> started pumping in cold air and my engine struggled a bit, but it always
> had done that(replacement engine being built).  Anyway, all was fine for
> about 5 seconds and then, although I can't remember exactly how, the
> engine died(I was in the middle of a very busy street, alone, but that's
> another story).  What happened? It won't start now, and the starter
> sounds better than it used to, as if it's not being strained as much(if
> that has anything to do with anything).  The timing belt was replaced
> less than 200 miles ago, and I had a friend look through the oil filler
> hole and he verified the cam does move when I turn it over.  Please help,
> this is my only car!
>
> thanks,
>
> Rob
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