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Jim, I tried what you wrote about turning the key on and moving the throttle by hand but there were no clicks, even when I turned the motor over and tried again it still wouldn't click. Jim Adney wrote: > On 19 Mar 2001, at 8:00, connie schmitt wrote: > > > The pressure sensor is out of the '73 and is hooked up at booth ends, > > the csv is not wired up all I had was one wire to it and I > > disconnected it, I still can't get it to start, although, it it acts > > like it's trying to start but then it just turns over. oh and no, I > > have not had this running before this only if I put gas in the airbox. > > I got an email about some switch for the gas pump that changes it from > > start to run??? so that's where I'm at for the moment. > > Okay, good. > > So you've gotten it to run by just drippbling fuel in the intake. If that > is true, then the ignition must be working. Is that correct? It's still > probably a good idea to check the timing to make sure that it has a > the best possible chance to start. > > Turn the key ON and go to the engine. Depress the throttle cable. > Do you hear a series of clicks? These would be the injectors > clicking in response to the changing throttle valve position. You can > actually put your hand on the injectors while you do this and you > can feel them click. When you do this you will only feel 2 injectors > click. If you turn the engine over with the started you may get the > engine into a different position where a different pair will fire. Do this > until you satisfy yourself that all 4 are working. > > If someone cranks the starter you MAY be able to hear these > same kinds of clicks without moving the throttle valve. Can you > hear, or feel, these? > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary