[T3] What Next?

[Mike Fisher]

If you buy a $5 Remote Starter Button at Harbor Freight you can work
Alone!

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:23 AM, matthew n stanfield <vw70t3 at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> On 2012.10.14, at 1045pm, Jim Adney wrote:
>
> > Check that the #1 piston is at TDC when both its valves are closed,
> > and remain closed for the next 1/2 turn of the crank. Verify that the
> > dist rotor is pointing to the little scribe mark on the upper edge of
> > the dist body at that TDC.
> Check.
> >
> > Check the dwell & ignition timing. Use a timing light to set the
> > timing, because this verifies that there is actually spark.
> This may be a stupid question, but how do i do this if i can not get it
> started. I have been referencing the Bentley manual and it describes
> checking these two items with the engine running and warm. Is there a
> procedure to do these checks with a cold engine that will not start?
>
>
> > Okay, you've already adjusted the valves, .004/.006, right?
> Yes. I used a .15mm feeler gauge (which i guess translates to .006").
>
>
> > Turn the key on. Do you hear a relay click and then another relay
> > click ~1 second later? Do you hear the fuel pump running during that
> > time?
> Yes to both clicks and the fuel pump running.
>
> > Short between the 2 red wires on the fuel pump relay, to make the
> > pump run and fill the fuel lines.
> I give this a shot next time i get a chance to work on the car (hopefully
> in the next couple of days)
>
> > With the key ON, depress the throttle on the engine. Do you hear a
> > series of clicks as the throttle goes down, but not as it comes back
> > up? ('70-73 only.)
> Yes, there are clicks with key on when i depress the throttle.
>
> So i guess the next steps will be to check the fuel pressure and sort
> through the FI wires to make sure they are connected correctly?
>
> I do have a fuel pressure gauge connected between the 1 & 2 injectors, it
> is just a matter of getting a helper to check the pressure while i crank
> the starter (or i guess i can check it when i short the red wires on the
> relay to get the pump to run continuously). When i was working on it
> yesterday, the gauge was registering pressure, but it was always down at
> about 20 on it's way to zero by the time i could get back to the engine
> compartment.
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