Sudden Stall-HELP

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

bad battery and/or alternator

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: W.Hawker 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:52 PM
  Subject: Sudden Stall-HELP


  Here we are ready to bring the newly painted 82 home tonight when we 
  run into a slight problem. Had to boost the car to get it going and it 
  would run fine for a minute...then suddenly quit. It seems that while 
  we are boosting, or having the battery connected  the other cat she 
  runs fine.  When we took the car to the shop, it ran great but would 
  not start  when we attempted to move it. I hate electrical problems, 
  but I need confirmation that the problem is battery/charging system 
  related.
  Will the car not run at all with a  dead battery? I mean REAL dead. 
  Does not seem to even hold a charge. We boosted and let the battery 
  charge from the donor battery for 10 minutes. the car would run fine 
  for about 2 minutes then quit again. Now we are stuck in some damn 
  parking lot across  town. No way of testing the charging system 
  as...well the insides have no gauge cluster install as of yet (interior 
  to be finished)

  Bill
  82 Scirocco
  83 Rabbit GTi


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