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you can bypass the temp switch by unpluging it and applying a high =
current (30amp) 12v source to the center positon in the plug. I =
"borrowed" the +12v I was sending to my driving lights, (read fused and =
relayed).
It'll get you on the road anyway...
Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever!
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jeff Toomasson=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: The 2.0 Lives! (well, sort of....damn. Need a little help) - =
long
I kinda need to keep this short, because I need tech help and I'm =
short on sleep, time and feeling in my hands!
Before I get into the specifics - I first have to thank Raffi, Craig =
and most of all Tobias for sacrificing their time and energy to get my =
heap back to road-worthiness (especially Tobias who, in spite of his =
other committment (I hope Al will forgive me) kept plugging into the wee =
hours of this morning even when I was ready to throw in the towel. I =
know the beer and grub I provided them doesn't even scratch the surface =
of my gratitude. I hope I can be there for these guys if the opportunity =
arises. This list and the people on it rule!
After tinkering with the timing and distributor for a while (and =
connecting a hidden air hose!), we finally got it started around 1:30 am =
and once it got running for a few minutes it was remarkably smooth =
running. Each time trying to start it, it got easier - so much so that =
it would start on the first crank which never happened with the 1.8!
But then we noticed that the coolant temp was getting exceedingly high =
(which is weird because I installed a low temp fan switch and =
thermostat). I must have been too tired because we just filled the =
radiator and let it run thinking the fan would come on sometime, right? =
Unfortunately, I ruptured a hose (I hope) somewhere near the =
distributor.
Can the fan switch plug go on reverse of the way it's supposed too? =
It's gotta be either that or the thermo-time switch failing, right? =
Anyone else have any ideas? I'm in a bad spot and need to get this car =
back on the road ASAP - time for trouble-shooting this is scarce....
Thanks,
JT - sorta 2.0 '86.5 16v
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you can bypass the temp switch by =
unpluging it and=20
applying a high current (30amp) 12v source to the center positon in the =
plug. I=20
"borrowed" the +12v I was sending to my driving lights, (read fused and=20
relayed).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It'll get you on the road =
anyway...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Jason Adams<BR>Fahrvergnugen Forever!</DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:jtoomasson@yahoo.com";>Jeff=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 25, 2002 =
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AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The 2.0 Lives! (well, =
sort=20
of....damn. Need a little help) - long</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I kinda need to keep this short, =
because I need=20
tech help and I'm short on sleep, time and feeling in my =
hands!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before I get into the specifics - I =
first have to=20
thank Raffi, Craig and most of all Tobias for sacrificing their time =
and=20
energy to get my heap back to road-worthiness (especially Tobias =
who, in=20
spite of his other committment (I hope Al will forgive me) kept =
plugging=20
into the wee hours of this morning even when I was ready to throw in =
the=20
towel. I know the beer and grub I provided them doesn't even scratch =
the=20
surface of my gratitude. I hope I can be there for these guys if =
the=20
opportunity arises. This list and the people on it rule!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After tinkering with the timing =
and=20
distributor for a while (and connecting a hidden air hose!),=20
we finally got it started</FONT> <FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>around=20
1:30 am and once it got running for a few minutes it was remarkably =
smooth=20
running. Each time trying to start it, it got easier - so much so that =
it=20
would start on the first crank which never happened with the =
1.8!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But then we noticed that the =
coolant temp=20
was getting exceedingly high (which is weird because I installed a low =
temp=20
fan switch and thermostat). I must have been too tired because we just =
filled=20
the radiator and let it run thinking the fan would come on sometime, =
right?=20
Unfortunately, I ruptured a hose (I hope) somewhere near the=20
distributor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can the fan switch plug go on reverse =
of the way=20
it's supposed too? It's gotta be either that or the thermo-time switch =
failing, right? Anyone else have any ideas? I'm in a bad spot and need =
to get=20
this car back on the road ASAP - time for trouble-shooting this is=20
scarce....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>JT - sorta 2.0 '86.5=20
16v</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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