Re: [T3] Mysterious starting problem.

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Your measuring Ohms to ground from the disconnected sensor wire.  In other
words the sensor wire to any good ground.  Key on or off is not important as
youve disconnected the sensor.
HOWEVER, Take a clip lead and ground the wire from the harness when your
problem occurs, if the engine is warm and it starts up now the sensor is
bad.

They come out, sometimes with difficulty, using an open end wrench going at
it from under the tin with the tin still in place, Youll have to remove the
seal.  No need to remove the engine but a cliplead will keep you going if
you get stuck and this is in fact the problem.

Keith


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Wodkowski <wodkowski@mac.com>
To: Type3 <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 2:32 PM
Subject: [T3] Mysterious starting problem.


> So it happened again. This time after not such a hard drive, but the
engine
> was warm.
>
> Too refresh your memories:
>
> After driving, with an engine warm enough to get heat, I stop the car and
> can't get it re-started. Started and solenoid are fine, turn over no
> problem.
>
> After about 45 minutes, if I really hold the starter, I can get the engine
> to sputter to life with a little play on the accelerator pedal.
>
> When the engine is cool, it starts right up. Just turn the key and let go
> and right on.
>
> It was mentioned that the problem might be the temp sensor, so when it
> wouldn't start, I duly got out my VOM and could not figure out for the
life
> of me what I was supposed to be connecting it to. Ground and what? I have
no
> idea how to get to the sensor.
> Key on or key off?
>
> The temp sensor seal is a bit worn and cracked at the top, but otherwise
> intact if a brittle feeling. So stiff I was afraid to try to pry it off
the
> cooling tin. And here's the kicker...let's say it IS the head temp sensor.
> Am I going to have to pull the engine to swap it out? That's going to be a
> REAL drag to have to do that this time of year. Please tell me there's
some
> way to get to it if I pull off the valve cover.
>
> Finally again if it IS the temp sensor going on the fritz, I should find
out
> where to get one before Keira and I start travelling for Xmas.
>
> Been off the list the past week, literally working myself sick *sniffle*.
> --
> Mike Wodkowski
> 72 FI SQBK
> Brooklyn
> wodkowski@mac.com
>
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