[T3] 71 squareback fi problem/question

[Birtalan, Victor]

Hello All/ thanks for the great feedback, I now have some direction on how to proceed to find the root cause 
of this problem.  Note, my gas mileage has not been bad, definitely greater than 15mpg.  I will report back once
I have more information.   Thanks,  Vic

Vic Birtalan
Goleta CA, 93117



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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> on behalf of Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:40 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] 71 squareback fi problem/question

On 12 Aug 2017 at 0:29, Jim Adney wrote:

> I don't think this is a fuel pump problem.
>
> It could certainly be an ignition problem instead of a FI problem, so
> figure out a way to see if you actually have spark when the car won't
> start.
>
> It sounds like your cold start valve may be working all the time.

Most of my suggestions are based on something that has gone wrong,
leading to the FI providing an extremely rich mixture. Your gas mileage is a
key clue here. Has it fallen significantly, like to less than 15 mi/gal?

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