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Carb cleaner is OK... avoid the Ether. dont spend huge wads of money on FI... its not necessary, I or one of the listees have everything you may need and a whole lot cheaper than if you bought it over the counter at a FLAPS. trigger points dont really wear out so there are alot of good ones around. Ill send you the FAQ, if you still have questions please feel free to ask. Keith > Well, I was using carb cleaner, so its not as nasty :) > > I replaced the trigger points awhile back. New > learning experience and a large chunk out of my > wallet. > > The fuel pump is not kicking on but how do I check > fuel pressure? Pull a line off and where if so. > > Bad ground where? > > Head temp sensor? It seems like I may have seen > something that could be that when I was tracing some > wires. > > David > > --- Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > > First off... NEVER EVER use starting fluid... > > unless you want your muffler > > blown off or worse,, that stuff is lethal!! > > > > You just need to take the FI one step at a time... > > its much easier to work > > out problems with it than with carbs once you learn > > a few basics. First > > off, there are only a couple things on these FI > > systems that will cause a > > no-start, no fuel pump, dirty trigger points, bad > > ground or bad head temp > > sensor. Check things one at a time... Have fuel > > pressure? Trigger points > > closing? Head temp sensor OK? > > > > Ill send you the FI FAQ if youd like. > > > > Keith > > > > > I got the relay to work by kicking it a few > > > times....with 12V that is. > > > > > > I then replaced the fuel filter near the fuel > > pump. I > > > got one hell of a gas bath :( > > > > > > Now the damn thing doesnt seem to be getting any > > gas > > > (yes I put the fuel filter in the correct > > direction). > > > It starts on starter fluid, but wont stay going. > > > > > > I HATE FI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >