Trouble starting

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

BTW, I know how to solve #1, it's #2 that I'm having problems with.

On 7/10/06, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I was at a garage in DC today.  Guy didn't know too much about VWs
> to know why without keeping it for an extended period of time (wasn't
> going to leave it there and have no way home) but he did poke around
> under the hood testing things and he said 2 things:
>
> 1) The battery is going bad.  He put a booster pack on it and it
> cranked a lot easier and fired up a little quicker.
>
> 2) "Losing power to coil in crank position"... that's what he wrote
> down for me.  He said that when the key is in the "on" position, the
> coil is getting power, but not when the key's in the "start" position.
>  Found that out when he was testing for spark.
>
> What say you, list?
>
> '86 16v, damn near stock under the hood, 'cept for previous mechanics
> MscGyvering.
>
> On 6/22/06, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Lately I've had issues starting the car when it's been sitting a while.
> > Starts fine when hot.  When cold, it cranks for a while and eventually
> > starts (30 sec or so).  I don't crank it for that long at once, BTW.
> >
> >  Anyway, thermo time switch / cold start valve?  I used to have this problem
> > years ago (at least 4 yrs before joining the list) and instead of fixing
> > (was dirt poor then :) I just popped the clutch for a year or so.  Finally
> > got it fixed and I believe that was the problem then.
> >
> >  Should I order those items?  BTW, anyone got part numbers for those two
> > items?
> >
> > --
> > Mike
> > '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> > "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>
>
> --
> Mike
> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>


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Mike
'86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson