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

[Gurrola_J <Gurrola_J@BLS.GOV>]

It can't be the starter because that would make the engine turn the
proper way, clockwise.  I would think it has to be electircal and the
only thing electircal that can act as a motor itself is the generator (
that would explain why it ran counterclockwise).  There some funkiness
b/w the generator, voltage regulator, and/or some relay under the dash.
If the regulator got screwed up and started sending the current the
other way (back to the generator, instead of the battery) then the
generator would act like a motor and if the battery has enough juice it
can turn the engine.  However, if this was the case, then the red light
should stay on, even with the ignition off.  Does that happen?  

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> From: 	RJ Latherow[SMTP:RJLATHEROW@atlantic1.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, August 04, 1998 10:20 AM
> 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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