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my mechanic told me he worked for a vw dealer on the d- jetronic systems while they were still new. i understand how the relay works for the fuel delivery system, as does he. once you start the engine and it is running, the fuel pressure drops. not just when you turn the key and do not start the car. he is not telling me to buy one, on the contrary, he told me to run it for a while, and see what happens, unitl i can find a good one and put it in myself. as everyone is quick to point out that "my" mechanic is wrong, no one tells me why. what other problem could cause my starting getting harder and harder each time i try to start it. i have put a lot of work into the engine lately and feel that most "common" items for an engine to not run well have been taken care of. spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, VR, timed, valves adjusted > I am suddenly very frightened of your mechanic, who sounds like > he's going to try the expensive guessing game -- "buy this part for a few > hundred bucks, pay me to put it in... oh, still doesn't work, I guess this > part's bad too, pay me a few more hundred bucks... well, the f.i. is no > good, let's just buy carbs." Don't go down this path! He clearly isn't > familiar with D-Jetronic, and isn't taking the time to learn from good > sources (Bentley or Elfrink, for example). ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org