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ChrisV=> Would the dwell being at 74 and/or the => fuel pressure being at 34+psi prevent the => engine from starting? Overpressure in an FI system can make things difficult, and wrong dwell is wrong dwell. Quite frankly it seems like you're fussing around too much. Reset the dwell and timing using the normal procedures. Check your plugs and plug wires. This should be enough to get you started. A compression test and fuel pressure test would both be good. I wouldn't say that you have a good enough test to know yet, but if you find that the fuel pressure is actually high, replace the pressure regulator. => Would a leak from the crankshaft seal also cause => oil to form droplets and to drip from the two frontmost => bolts on the crankcase? Yes. => Any suggestions on how to track down the source => of the leaks? Get under there and clean everything up -- pressure washer, Gunk spray, whatever. Scrape out the crud and detail it until you can see clearly what's happening and when it's dry you don't see any oil. Then wait a while, and look for static leaks. Then run the engine, and look for pressure leaks. => fuel pressure gauge? Maybe I should just get and => install a dash one. You really won't need one once you've made your test, so installing one would be a lot of unnecessary hassle. Can you maybe borrow one somewhere? Is there a VW club in your town? Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 KG1600 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org