[T3] Car won't start...

Keith Park topnotch at nycap.rr.com
Tue Oct 21 16:37:45 PDT 2014


With the ignition on, check voltage at the coil, you can manually work the
points with a screwdriver (touch ONLY the insulated handle)and see if you
can get a spark out of the center of the coil to ground by placing that wire
close to it.  Listen for fuel pump.  no starts if its an FI problem can only
be a couple things, bad head temp sensor, open circuit to trigger contacts
or dirty contacts or a bad ground at the ground gang.

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.om
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of J. Jonik
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:24 PM
To: Type 3; type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Car won't start...

My non-working car's been flat-bedded home.  ''71 w/ ''73 engine, FI, stick.
Just this for now.   How to eliminate Ignition Switch as the problem?
Symptoms:Key turn does it's thing with fuel relay. Nothing otherwise.
Crossing Solenoid with Starter (key off) produces whirring noise.Car
backfired, lightly, twice when it died.

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