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Mark Fuhriman wrote: > By that, I assume that when you jumped the wires across the fuel pump relay, > the pump hummed for you. But this still didn't solve your problem. Is that > right?? This is correct. > I forget what year you're talking here. But regardless of year, this is a > good way to help start a flooded engine. I don't recall exactly the context > of your earlier questions, but what you describe above points to an > excessively rich condition that seems most severe when cold. How is your > fuel economy when it's up and running? The car is a '69. At first I thought this was a warm / cold engine thing. But now I'm not sure. Once it starts I can shut it off and restart it without touching the pedal, *unless* it sits for an hour or so.............. > As Jim says, Measure the system voltage when warmed up and the engine > slightly revved. Should be above 14V. If not, the voltage regulator under > the rear seat is going or gone. I did this when I first got the car because it would idle and was running rich. The culprit there turned out to be a disconnected hose . > Do you have a cold start injector? If so, disconnect it and see if that > helps. I don't know, where would it be? FI is new to me. I do carbs........................ > If you have a 68 or 69 and are running the "A" brain, you should try a "B" > brain. The letter is the suffix of the VW part number stamped on the box. Why is the "B" brain better? Thanks, Greg -- Vintage Warehouse PO Box 2321 Windsor, Ca. 95492 707.291.7606 http://vintagewarehouse.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/