WE HAVE START!

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Lexan Blanchard <lexan_122874@hotmail.com> wrote:

> For all those who have been following the no-start-saga,
> the car has 
> officially been started (even if only briefly).

WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!

That's progress.  :)
 
> Got the new starter on, battery charged and re-installed,
> and cranked her 
> up.  KAAAAPOW!  Sweet, sweet ignition!  Then she cut off
> :(  and some 
> mysterious item kept running.

Even with the key off?

> After all that excitement, I decided some celebratory
> retail therapy was in 
> order, so off to the mall and best buy/circuit city.

Hehe, I like the way you think.  Although I never have the
spare cash to go mall-walking, it's always wrapped up in
these cars or the 172.
 
> OK, now, here is the new dilemma...  Just went to try to
> start again, and 
> when I hooked up the battery, the mystery component is
> still running (and 
> yes, the battery sparked at me when i connected and
> disconnected).

Again, key off?  I would normally tend to think frequency
valve, which is part of the fuel distributor.  But even
with the key on, it should only buzz for a few seconds,
then shut off 'til the car is started.
  
See if you can pinpoint a little more where the noise is
coming from.  Glad to hear you're making progress though!


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'81 Scirocco S (Deiter)       '86 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!)  '88 Scirocco 16v
'96 Passat GLX Wagon          '56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.


 
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