It just quit (a 16v story)

[ranahan@charter.net (John Erickson)]

Alas, no spark.  Any suggestions on where to start?  The distributor, 
ignition wires, coil and plugs are all new.  The Hall sender looks fine.

John

At 12:28 PM 7/1/2002 -0400, Dan Baisley wrote:
>On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:08:12AM -0700, John Erickson wrote:
> > As I'm dropping off the kiddies this morning, the Scirocco gave me a 
> bit of
> > a surprise.  I was just sitting at a light, waiting for it to change, and
> > the engine just quit.  Any attempt to restart failed, but it sounds like
> > its not getting gas.  The pumps are running and the engine fires
> > occasionally, but that's it.  When I listen to the main pump, it almost
> > sounds like there's a rattle in it.  I'm guessing that the impeller is
> > damaged or broken.  Anyone have a similar experience (with or without 
> kids)?
>
>Have you checked for spark yet?
>
>Dan
>
>--
>A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least
>expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit.
>
>                 -- August 1993 issue, page 9, of PS magazine,
>                    the Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.
>
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