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On 17 Nov 97, - wrote:
> My FI 1600 eng is giving me problems when I try to start it after it has
> sat for quite a few hours. I haven't quite figured out if I'm giving it
> too much gas, not enough gas, or should you even give a FI eng gas to
> start it. After quite a few cranks it finally will idle. If It starts
> and I try to give it gas it'll die immediately. But after a while when
> I get it to start without giving it gas, if I let it idle for a few
> minutes it good. What can I do to remedy this and have it crank right
> up at any time? And does the electric fuel pump just prime the carb
> when you turn on the ignition? How exactly does it work?
>
> charles
> '69 fastback
A US 69 would have come with an electric pump and FI. If you have
carbs now they were added later and we could only guess how the job
was done. Or do you still have the FI?
If you have carbs you should look at the chokes.
If you have the FI, then I would guess that your pump is not
delivering enough fuel at first. Since the pumps are quite
expensive, I suggest that you replace the fuel filter (above the
pump); it may be clogged. In the FI the pump runs all the time the
engine is running.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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