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On 28 Jan 2004 at 10:04, Gamboa, Gary wrote: > >What have you done and what seems to be > >the problem now. > > Well, my battery died due to the sub-zero weather > we've been having, so I went to jump it. In my > wind chill factor of -20 induced mania, I reversed > the cables on the running car, a compact car. > > I tried to start it a few turns, but it wouldn't > start, so I stopped. I did short the radio fuse. The radio is probably destroyed. > I noticed a fuel leak on the right side injector, and also one on the right > side line that I beleive was preventing it from starting. I replaced the > injector hose, reversed the cables and tried again, still no start, and the > injector still leaked, but the fuel pump engaged, the clicks were okay and > plenty of gas was getting to the right side injector. It almost started, but > what I percieved as a lack of gas wouldn't let it. My guess is that it will be fine once it warms up a bit. The leaks are always big enough to cause a fire, but not big enough to deprive the engine of fuel, so I don't think this was the reason the car wouldn't start. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org