NEED HELP ASAP! - calling all VR6 gurus

[verboten1 at gmail.com (Verboten1)]

make sure the huge harness connector is plugged in tight and twisted.

On 7/20/07, Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> OK,
>
> So I picked up a 97 GLX VR6 Passat in PA.  Flew out there to drive
> home.  Stopped at my cousins in Pittsburg last night.  Check
> engine light came on during hard rain about 20 mins from their house, but
> had no impact on drivability.  This morning - no start.
> Cranks fine, but no spark.  Did some troubleshooting (with their limited
> house tools, ugh).  With some creative mcgyver stype
> jumpering, I bench test the coil pack (works).  So the fault lies
> somewhere before the coil pack (not getting signal).  I've checked
> all under-dash fuses and all harness connections I could easily get to,
> including the computer (rain tray).  Everything seems fine.
>
> Anyhow, I have no technical background with the VR6 and cant find
> schematics anywhere online.  Has anyone troubleshot these at all?
> I'm basically stuck about 14 hours from home because of some (likely)
> minor issue that's preventing spark trigger.  I basically need
> to know where to take readings for troubleshooting.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> 912-227-2081
> Al
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>