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1 step forward, 2 steps back
I had spark. Didn't really look today. The reason I am leaning towards
something in the fuel pump relay is that I didn't hear the fuel pump kick on
and the relay comes off the panel in 2 pieces.
It's hard for me to check spark and such when my garage peon is either the
cat or my 12 yo son. My mom can help my line something up, but she isn't
good with the tech stuff, and she bitches about the height of the car (for
starting).
I will go back over everything tomorrow when I get home from work (hopefully
with some injector seats). I put all the hoses back on, and the injector is
seated, just not super tight. Maybe I didn't get the wires back onto the
distributor good or something.
Thanks for the help!
Lexan
>From: "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com>
>To: "Lexan Blanchard" <lexan_122874@hotmail.com>
>CC: julie@menloparkrandd.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:04:39 -0400
>
>Lexan,
>
>Do you have spark? ie. have you checked it with a timing light.
>Do you have fuel /air -- are all the CIS tubes in place?
>
>Did you try to start the car with it at half throttle? its a cheap way to
>get the air plate to move.
>
>------------
>remember
>fuel -- you already verified the system works.
>air (compression) -- compression tester
>air to supply fuel, CIS special ( intake system all buttoned up)
>spark check with a timing light on each of the wires they should flash
>during start.
>
>--------
>Bigmac
>
>
>On 4/16/07, Lexan Blanchard <lexan_122874@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Trenton, NC. Blustery and about 65* today, so not cold-weather related
>>(and
>>she is housed in the barn right now).
>>
>>I think tomorrow I will put the jumper back in and make sure the pump is
>>still working. I am pretty sure the relay died (houseing came off little
>>computer board in it). Oh, yeah, I did check to make sure the fuse in the
>>relay was good.
>>
>>Lexan
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: julie@menloparkrandd.com
>> >To: "Lexan Blanchard" <lexan_122874@hotmail.com>,
>>scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> >Subject: Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
>> >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:41:41 +0000
>> >
>> >First of all, where are you?
>> >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >From: Lexan Blanchard [mailto:lexan_122874@hotmail.com]
>> > >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 08:18 PM
>> > >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> > >Subject: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
>> > >
>> > >OK, figured it couldn't hurt to try starting the car, even with the
>>bad
>> > >injector seat (I guess I will try the VW dealership, even though last
>> >time
>> > >they acted like they didn't know what a Scirocco was. I am too
>>impatient
>> >to
>> > >wait for an ordered item).
>> > >
>> > >So, put everything back together (vacuum hoses, fuel pump relay,
>> >injector,
>> > >etc). Tried to start, and now I have no fuel pump! OMG, can this get
>>any
>> > >more depressing. No shake or shimmy, but I am certain that there was
>>no
>> > >fuel pump noise. Checked connection of relay and it is seated. I think
>> >the
>> > >relay took a dump (it was kinda sad looking anyway). Funny other noise
>> > >though, I would call it "hampster on a wheel". So, how do I test
>>relay?
>> > >The pump worked yesterday via the jumper wire. And, what about this
>> >noise?
>> > >I can't tell you where its coming from other than maybe in the
>>vicinity
>> >of
>> > >the belts.
>> > >
>> > >Man, will this car ever start?
>> > >
>> > >Lexan
>> > >
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