ND is 3 days away and now the new S won't start....

[jrringha at adobe.com (John Ringham)]

Dude, Why do you seem to always have bad luck? Check the fuel pump relay and
fuse as well. Also try swapping the distributor if you have a spare.
Hopefully it will be running by the time I drop off the wheels.

- John

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:48 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: ND is 3 days away and now the new S won't start....


So - Tuesday evening John Ringham comes over to borrow a set of wheels. Car 
starts and runs fine. Go out there Wednesday evening to drive it to get my
hair 
cut and it won't start. Now, the first time I tried to start it, I tried to 
start it half standing, half straddling the seat (the racing seat is a PITA
to 
get into/out of). It gurgled for a second or two then died - I'm sure most
of 
you know what I mean. Thereafter, I couldn't even really get it to grab.
Killed 
the battery, then jumped it - still no luck. 

Fuel gauge says a hair over the red zone, fuel pump seems to activate during

cranking.

It's not as dire as it sounds yet - I haven't had the opportunity to really
dig 
in and begin trouble-shooting. I'm just really looking for ideas on the
not-so- common reasons for this. What else I should look at other than:
coil, plugs, 
cap/rotor, fuel filter, ignition switch?  This car is very new to me and the
PO 
isn't much help from communicating the car's idiosyncrasies. Luckily, I
still 
have my red S for parts donor... 

Thanks!  Jeff


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