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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Head temp sensors can open up when hot, I had this happen on the highway... and it will give you a no start... are you sure which it is, fuel or ignition?? if it does it again take and ground the head sensor wire where it connects to the sensor, this will mimick a hot condition and it will start fine if already hot. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Wodkowski <wodkowski@mac.com> To: Type3 <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 1:47 AM Subject: [T3] Mysterious starting problem > Ok here's a stumper that Jim Adney's already aware of: > > 72 Squareback: FI, manual transmission > > I take a nice trip to and from Pennsylvania. I drive at a god clip 70-75 > mph, get back to NYC, fill the tank (26 mpg, not bad considering the awful > traffic getting through Manhattan). I fill the tank, check the oil (which > was fine), get back in, and the car won't start. Starter turns over great, > fuel pump relay does all the right click...click, fuel pump runs, juice at > the coil, all grounds in place, spark on all four wires, points working > properly, rotor down good and tight... but nothing until 45 minutes later, > when Keira finally bikes up with my VOM. She turns the ignition while I > stand back there and slow but sure, it kicks in. > > Now, Jim and I already discussed, and I'm willing to entertain, the karmic > dimension of this problem. > > But, setting that aside, anyone have any ideas as to what this could have > been? This is a new one for me. I had a problem with run-on a while ago, but > that isn't happening anymore and hasn't for months. Could the head temp. > sensor be a suspect? > > Car starts up well now, like it usually does. So I think it has to be heat > related. > > Hmm.. > -- > Mike Wodkowski > 72 FI SQBK > Brooklyn > wodkowski@mac.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > </x-charset>