So since last post I've cleaned all the electrical contacts and double checked all the connections which has made things a bit better. The ignition problem seems to be that the end of the ignition lock is not properly interacting with the ignition switch (the switch works). When I got the car I had ...

I have traced the fault using the manual and a multimeter. Last week it pointed to a faulty ignition switch. I removed and replaced this to find the new switch doesn't work. On putting the old switch back in without the steering lock the starter motor cranks but other things, which previously did ...

It won't start and I've checked/ replaced everything I can think of!

On tuning the ignition all of the electrics come on including the main fuel pump but the starter will not turn. I've put direct power to the starter and it cranks and also the +/- leads at the ignition switch connector and it also cranks. But no action from the ignition on it's own.

Having major headache with the electrics. Aside from that the front end needs some work (behind the bodykit), the bonnet needs respraying and the interior needs a retrim.

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I'm restoring a 1991 Scirocco Scala. It was a barn find and it came from around Swansea. Does anyone have any information on this car's former life?

I'm restoring a 1991 Scirocco Scala barn find. Initially the electrics seemed fine but everything underneath was totally seized. Eventually everything that was seized was unseized or replaced and I was able to drive it for a bit. At the end of August the feeder (intank) pump packed up so I got a ...