Re: [T3] A Different "Won't Start" Problem

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 29 Dec 2000, at 17:29, Matt Small wrote:

> Last week (I will say wednesday), my '73 FI AT (eew, that spells Fiat)
> Square (bone stock - if that helps) did what it sometimes does, gave
> me a hard time trying to get it up and going.

Start by verifying that you actually have spark. The easiest way to 
do this is to use an inductive timing light: This will only flash if 
current flows thru the plug wire it is clipped around. Verify that 
each plug wire causes the light to flash.

If this works, get in the car and turn the key ON. You should hear a 
relay click, and then another click ~1 second later. Do you hear 
these?

If so, go to the engine compartment and press down the throttle with 
the key ON. You should hear a series of quiet clicks (these are some 
of the injectors firing.) Do you hear these clicks?

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