the bloodletting conitnues.

[mk1scirocco@yahoo.com (Mark Hausler)]

Cathy-

It kinda sounds like simmilar stuff I had with my 81.
There is a wire that goes from the ingintion to the
coil to tell it that the key is in and the coil can
send its juice. This would overheat on mine due to a
bad and old fuse box. Replaced this wire car started
fine. 

Worth a check

HTH

mark

--- Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net> wrote:
> Well, here's the latest "theory" on the car's bad
> behavior, tell me what you
> think. 
> 
> A recap of the symptoms- Car is a 2L/ 1.8 head 16V
> Rocco. The car wouldn't
> start, then we realized it would start but only as
> you brought the key back
> from the start to the run position, and had it
> hooked up to booster cables as
> well. The ignition switch had been replaced to
> correct this problem, but no
> luck. It runs well once it does start, and right
> about now, I am having
> fantasies about how good it would look in the
> crusher. I am seriously
> wondering how many more parts it could possibly
> need. It's ranking just
> slightly above the PT for reliability right now.
> 
> Diagnosis - needs a new distributor. Does this sound
> reasonable? And what is
> the going rate for one of these, new or used,
> because I'm not too thrilled
> with what I've heard from the dealer so far
> pricewise. And don't bother with
> the "evils of the dealer" stuff either, it's the
> only game in town. And I
> don't have the time to go junkyard scrounging at
> this time of the year. I'm in
> Southern Ontario if anyone has one to part with.
> 
> I'd appreciate any feedback on this, is it a common
> failure? Should I even be
> considering a used one? (If not, the car will stay
> parked for some time, too
> much money for a new one, I'm still reeling from two
> sets of tires/wheels/
> quaife/tranny surgery/ timing belt on the bug, etc) 
> 
> So I wonder what next week's problem will be. I love
> driving this car, but
> this is getting really tiresome.
> 
> I keep telling myself this has to be the end of it,
> but it never is. I'm just
> really down, not having the car for yet another
> weekend, this just really
> sucks. And I feel totally stupid and helpless to do
> anything myself to correct
> the situation. So the car sits waiting to be damaged
> or stolen at the
> dealership. I really don't know what I have done to
> deserve this.
> 
> On the bright side, at least I don't have the flu
> this weekend. And the car
> doesn't have a turbo, that would blow up next if it
> did.
> 
> Cathy, again, a happy TDI owner.
> 
> 
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=====
mark hausler
'81 scirocco s

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