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On 22 May 2001, at 2:37, Mike and Barry wrote: > Anyway I went home and took > the coil off of my work in progress '67 fasty and attached it. It > wouldn't start. So I thought it might be the generator and was going > to go home and to get the generator. While the coil was a possibility, I think you have proven that it wasn't the problem. The generator was never even a possibility. > But this guy in a split-window van stopped and said that I should > try to pop the clutch ( what I refer to as the Fred Flintstone > method). I don't like to do this because I heard that it is really > bad for the car. So we popped the clutch, it cranked and home I > went. There's nothing wrong with bump starting your car, just use the normal amount of care with the clutch. > About an hour later I went to figure out what went wrong and > decided that I would attempt to start it. I was so surprised when > it started. Can anyone help me understand why she might have > stopped while I was driving? And why she now starts? And what could > I do to remedy the problem? There's really not enough information to make a diagnosis yet. Intermittent problems really can't be solved until you can check things out WHILE it is failing. Next time, figure out a way to check to see if you have spark. That way you will know whether to concentrate on fuel or ignition. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe