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> -----Original Message----- > From: Martinez, Leon [mailto:martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil] > > My point is do not only fix the things that just happen to come by > on EFI as a case by case basis, you may take forever or at least > a long time. Get connectors, boots, thin wires, older, > soldering iron, > good quality electrical tape, parts to replace very old parts > spend a > three day weekend taking the harness apart (do not forget to put > little pieces of masking tape on wiring with your writing showing > were it goes). You will avoid trying moments and the indignity of > pushing your car to work. You will rebuild motors, transmissions, > brake systems, carburetors etc... Why not rebuild a 30 year old > EFI system. I have made piece-meal repairs to the harness, but I don't think I want to get in and try to re-wire the whole FI harness. The connections that I can see to be good are probably as good as they will ever get. I don't think I can duplicate the quality of the original OEM crimped connectors, for example. I've been cleaning dirty connections with contact cleaner and correcting potential problems (like unsoldered splices) as I come across them. You see, since the time I got the car the wiring has looked "clean" and the car always runs as smooth as silk when it does start and run. It's just an intermittent stalling/missing/no-start thing that has me stumped right now. Not so severe a problem that I feel the need to re-do the whole harness. By the way, I have already been able to rule out many of the things you mentioned like temp sensors, fuel pump, and pressure sensor. But I think I will try the in-car injector test you suggest. Looking at the spray patterns and looking for drips seems like a good thing to do whether you think you have injector problems or not... -Mark Fuhriman '69 Fastback ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org