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On 28 Oct 98, at 18:37, ZzZxXt3@aol.com wrote: > I have a 68 fastback with the stock FI in it. Here is the problem: The > car will start up fine in the morning and drive strong, then when i get to > school and park it and then come back to go home it doesnt want to start. > Then after about 15min. of sitting and waiting i will try to start it and > VROOOM!! starts right up and then drives home great, cruises at 65-70mph > on the freeway. Has anyone had this problem? Before you try to fix it by randomly replacing popular parts, you should try to narrow down the problem a little bit. The next time it fails to start, try clamping an inductive timing light around one of the plug wires and see if it will flash while you're trying to start. If it does, then you have spark and your ignition system is firing. Then use the timing light to see if the timing is right. If it is, then there is no problem with your ignition system. If you don't have any flash, then you don't have any spark, and you can stop worrying about FI problems. If you have spark, but it is at the wrong time, then the ignition system is okay except for the distributor advance mechanism which is sticking (assuming it was recently timed correctly.) If you hae spark at the right time, then the ignition is okay and it is time to start thinking about a FI problem. Then: Do you actually hear the pump running? Do you actually have the correct fuel pressure? Are all your wires actually connected to the right places and not switched or broken? .... Break the problem down and approach it logically. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org