Re: [T3] [TIII]help!-won't start

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

Obscurer possibilities include:  carbon brush in distributor cap;
ignition points dirty; trigger points dirty (clean very gently - no
abrasives) or cam heel worn too much for them to make and break; bad
earths; wiring loom broken in vital wire.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
www.hallvw.clara.net/
-----Original Message-----
From: Chadly0269@aol.com <Chadly0269@aol.com>
To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org>
Date: 15 December 1998 15:33
Subject: [T3] [TIII]help!-won't start


>Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but there are a few things
that could be
>bad
>1. Front end fuel pump could be intermittently working or not at
all (which I
>suspect could be the problem) which would explain the LOW p.s.i.
>2. Could be clogged injectors. Whilst you have played your little
gas trick
>your injector(s) could still be gummed up (just think for every
clogged
>injector you have one less cylinder running?!?) which could do the
same thing.
>3. Could be that the motor isn't fuel starved might be starved for
good ol'
>O2 which I doubt but Hey never know.
>    So in the end what I'm saying is this don't do anything brash &
get
>yourself the Bosch manual on their F.I. System. While not 100%
helpful (won't
>get on the ground & fix your car for you.LOL 8-P) it is very
informative if
>you are willing to crunch the info set before you.
>    ~Chadly0269@aol.com~
>
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