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On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 19:26, Keith Park wrote: > Ya know.... in 20 years of T3 driving Ive never had a problem with a hot > start... I think he has a problem, if it were vapor lock or something > characteristic of our FI Id think I would have had an issue with it at some > time. > I agree with Jim that the fuel lines need to be good, if there over 10 years > old the need to be replaced anyway, but if 30PSI doenst push fuel through a > hole I doubt 15PSI of air would get through. > > Id stick a pressure gauge on it... see whats really happening, then maybe > you have an intermittant in the motor, do you hear it try to run when the > car doesnt start? > > If properly working, the FI should be "issue less" > My '71 does this once in a while, on real hot days after driving 20 miles or so. I shut the car off to go in and get a can of cola or something, and when I come out, it won't start. If I turn the key off and on a couple times, it will then start. I don't have any fuel leaks, and have never had the pressure gage on it to check when it does it. I am NOT using a stock VW FI fuel pump. I have always had suspisions <sp> that it might have something to do with the trigger points sticking when hot. -- 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