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[T3] no start -- but just drove it!
- Subject: [T3] no start -- but just drove it!
- From: Bobsnotch at aol.com (Bobsnotch at aol.com)
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:27:08 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 2/12/2012 12:21:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
spinningrooves at gmail.com writes:
I try again soon. Would it be ok to try running the starter and
running the pump primer also at the same time, manually over-riding it
to see if it will start?
Running the starter draws extra power, and the trigger points in the
distributor run the pump while it's turning over and running. If you get the
fuel ring primed first, then you lessen the amount of time that you actually
have to run the starter motor. It won't hurt anything to run the priming
system and the starter at the same time, but it might take longer to actually
get the engine to fire off.
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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