NEED HELP ASAP! - calling all VR6 gurus

[johncworden at verizon.net (John C. Worden)]

And don't forget the ignition switch problems the A3 cars have.  I put 
three into my sister's former GTI(and the last one gave me
intermittent codes (from MAF to crank sensor)

John

At 03:18 PM 7/20/07, Allyn 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
>
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