16v won't start, help!

[ralexander03 at snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

Chris,

It should start without the fifth injector. Might be hard starting but it
should go. I'd check the distributor, remove the cap, dry and spray with
your wire dry. Also do the high tension lines and the coil and the hall
sensor wires.

Rick Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Carroll" <vwnut84@vwmail.zzn.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 10:12 PM
Subject: 16v won't start, help!


> Ok, so wed. night i washed my engine down to clean some of
> the crap off of it. I went to start it and it started a little weird, but
it
> started. So, thursday morning I went to start it, but it would only
> stay at about 500 rpms and not go any higher regardless of
> throttle position. I tired a few things (found water in some places)
> and nothing worked. Now, today, it won;t start at all! I looked for
> more water and found it in the wire harness casing that is right
> on top of the tranny so I cut a slit in it (didn't cut any wires, just the
> casing) and water poured out of it. SO I sprayed it down with
> some wire dry and I'm gonna let it sit overnight. I also tested the
> C/S injector and it is not functioning properly. Power is getting to
> it, but it is not getting any ground. The bently says that it grounds
> through the thermo time switch (brown one). So do I have a
> wiring problem that got worse from all the water? Any help at all
> on this would be great. Thanks....
>
> Oh, it's an '87 16v scirocco.
>
> I know I should have kept it running but I seem to learn things the
> hard way.
>
>
> Chris
>
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