RE: [T3] Egads!! RJs tales of air-cooled weirdness keep on trucki ng.

[RJ Latherow <RJLATHEROW@atlantic1.com>]

Hmm!! That WOULD do it, wouldn't it???   Now, short of replacing the
starter, is there anything I can do to 'free it up'???

Too cool!  Now I have to call the church and cancel the exorcism.....

-rj

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Michael Dixon [SMTP:mdd01@Polaris.nhmccd.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 04, 1998 2:24 PM
> To:	RJ Latherow
> Subject:	RE: [T3] Egads!! RJs tales of air-cooled weirdness keep
> on trucki ng.
> 
> Not sure, but sounds like the starter was or is stuck and is turning
> the
> engine.  Only stopped when you pulled the battery loose.
> 
> Michael Dixon
> 72 Squareback "Lil Red Wagon"
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RJ Latherow [mailto:RJLATHEROW@atlantic1.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 12:21 PM
> To: "type3@vwtype3.org" 
> Subject: [T3] Egads!! RJs tales of air-cooled weirdness keep on
> trucking.
> 
> 
> 
> Wow.  Don't even know what to name the thread, its so funky.
> 
> 1970 fastback, with complete 71 FI.  Runs great-unsually.  here's the
> story.
> 
> This morning my wife hops into the fasty with the young'un to go to
> swimming lessons.  She starts iyt, and it just sounds wrong.  Like
> there's a tin can in the fan shroud or something.  like the engine is
> eating itself.  I sprint over in my bathrobe screaming at her to turn
> it
> off.  She does.
> 
> It keeps going.
> 
> Not running, really, more quiet than that.  Weird.  more quite than at
> idle, but definatly still running.  I pop the hatch, and remove the
> center wire from the disti. No change.  Remove the FI plug from the
> disti.  no change.  And the engine was stone cold-  couldn't be
> deiseling.
> 
> Have her turn the car on, just to see whats up.  Mhat horrible weird
> noise.  She shuts it off. She does it again, but moves the motor to
> start for a second, and the engine SLOWS DOWN.  I then notcie a
> tendril
> of smoke from the ignition , she turns off the key, I drap the baby,
> rip
> out the back seat, and undo the battery.  It stops.
> 
> Now why would my car run without fuel or spark?  Was it that funky
> voltage regulator problem?  Did I have an electric car for a minute
> there?
> 
> The engine was running counter clockwise.  Can't remember if thats
> right...
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Tonight I plan on tearing into the underdash electrical to fix
> whatever
> smoked..  
> 
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