'82 CGT, Electrical Problems

[Huw Powell]

Sorry to hear about the 'rocco!

The ignition is connected directly to the starter:

switch > red/black wire to fuse panel > red/black wire to T4 connector > 
red wire to starter.

The red/black side of that connector goes to a few places - the cold 
start thermo switch, the cold start valve (6th injector), the hot start 
pulse relay, and the enrich relay.

The "starter relay" is built into the starter, like Chevy, not Ford. 
For cranking current the starter is connected directly to the battery.

Too bad about the stabiliser, you might have a very gummed up CIS system 
now.

How close to running was it on ether?  Did you give it a nice big squirt?

Do you have a stethoscope you can put on the fuel pump while cranking to 
see if a buzzing can be detected?

One messy way to test fuel pump functioning is to open up the supply 
line to the CIS and see if it sprays fuel all over your barn (aim it 
into a jar)

To save on the starter jumping for that test you could pull the fuel 
pump relay and jumper the socket.  If your car had the fpr recall done 
the relay should be above the fuse panel towards the right end.

Good luck...

On 1/7/2013 4:43 PM, TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
> Well, early this morning I went under the barn and found that all of the
> rear windows on my '87 16V Scirocco had shattered. Somewhat disheartened
> I went to look at the Audi.
> I couldn't find the relay Tony mentioned, the '82 still has the under
> dash relay/fuse panel. Judging from the gauge of the exciter wire to the
> solenoid, it must be relayed. My ancient Bentley does suggest a relay,
> so I will keep looking. Unfortunately the Bentley only shows the 4
> cylinder starter, with terminals that I don't have.
> To answer other questions, no, I didn't add stabilizer to the gas.
> To respond to Huw, it does not start with ignition on and a jumper to
> the solenoid. It does crank. My inline spark tester shows spark. With
> starting fluid, it did attempt a few starts. After experimenting I found
> gas dripping from a rubber hose between the pump and the accumulator
> (the hose had deteriorated). It is possible that at some point it was
> squirting, when I noticed it, it was only dripping. I have replaced the
> hose.
> I believe it was between the pump and the accumulator, I was on my back
> with a flashlight.
> Tom
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