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RE: [T3] Installed Compufire - Still Won't Start


On 1 Mar 2001, at 11:18, Matt Small wrote:

> I have a spark, I even checked all of the SP wires to make sure they were
> sparking.  So that means the problem is in my fuel/fuel system?

Not necessarily. Next you have to check to see if the spark is 
coming at the right time: timing.

> Drew mentioned water in the gas tank?

A possibility if you have driven the car in the rain lately and if it is a 
68-73 with a broken/cracked overflow hose under the RF fender.

> My fuel pressure and everything was adjusted about a month or so ago, when
> my car had died last.

Can you hear the pump running for about 1 second when you turn 
the key ON?

> If it isnt the points on the fuel system, could it be a leak or something?

Not likely to be due to a gas leak.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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