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On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 22:31, 70/3 Frankensquare wrote: > Hi all, > > I pulled the engine today, in order to replace my practically nonexistant exhaust > donuts & eliminate the pesky exhaust leak, and tinker a bit.. > > Everything went back together okay, she's a touch reluctant to fire up, but starts.. > though I did notice that as I put the throttle down it bogged down as opposed to > wound up... before it died. > I've been toying with the ignition (replacing the aftermarket coil with the one that is > stock) so I figure I've got a little work to do, but the car fired up, so I'm not way out.. I > continue to attempt to start the car, and it continues to catch on, then fall on it's face > when I take my foot off. After a short while it ceases to try at all. > > This is when we notice the puddle of what looks like gas forming under the engine. > Recheck each hose junction, and the length of hose for good measure, dry as a > bone. Nor do I smell gas fumes, just a puddle of what smells like dilute gas under > the car. > > Is it possible that I've flooded this car like no other car has been flooded before? > > 1970 (pretty sure) stock FI > I plugged the cold start injector back in.. > I was also pushing the pedal to the floor listening to all the clicks after priming the > lines each time before attempting to start the car, when it started, it was a pain to > keep running. I had the foot to the floor to maintain a little bit above idle RPM with > the clutch depressed. If the cold start valve was disconnected before, try unhooking it again. It acts like there is something screwed up in the wiring to the CSV. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org