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Re: [T3] car won't start


On 12 Nov 2005 at 20:43, Fiesta Cranberry wrote:

> >When you turn the key ON, do you hear 
> >relays click and then click again about 1 
> >second later? 
> 
> yes
> 
> >Between these two clicks do you (or a 
> >friend with his ear near the RF tire) hear 
> >the fuel pump whirrr? 
> 
> yes
> 

These 2 observations tell you that much of the FI system is working 
correctly.

> >With the key ON, if you go to the engine 
> >and depress the throttle, can you hear a 
> >series of tiny clicks? 
> 
> will try

Okay, let us know what you find.

> >Pull one cylinder wire out of the distributor 
> >cap. 
> 
> will try this too, but I'm thinking there's nothing wrong with the
> ignition system if the car was running so well?

All you know is that everything was fine, then suddenly something had 
changed. You shouldn't make the assumption that the change didn't 
occur in the ignition system. At this point everything is still under 
suspicion, although the FI system has passed a couple of primitive 
tests.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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