Re: Mk1: funky hall sender?

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Just because the Pressure regulator is getting voltage and has continuity 
does not mean it is good. The only real way to check this is to do a 
pressure test. My guess is that this is your problem. Do you have an extra 
you could try?


>Hey folks,
>I'm still trying to diagnose a cold-running problem
>w/ my Mk1 ('81 1.7 Canadian version, no OXS)..When the
>problem first reared its ugly head, the car wouldn't start at
>all. No spark. As per bentley I narrowed it down to the hall sender as i
>wasn't getting pulses from it during cranking. Decided
>to replace plugs,wires,cap & rotor anyways as the
>car needed it and magically the car started (I had dinked
>around w/ the hall sender wires though but didn't replace it)
>Car will start like crap (not all 4 cylinders firing) and miss all
>over the place at first but then run beautifully when
>fully warm (takes 10 minutes of crap running). Control Pressure
>Regulator appears kosher (resistance and gets voltage), auxiliary air
>regulator fine....Today, it wouldn't start again for a while.
>IS it prolly the hall sender that's being erratic?? I have
>a good used distributor on order anyways, but because the car ran
>well when warm, I didn't think it was ignition distributor related. Any
>ideas/experiences? Thanks, Kareem
>'81 S
>'88 16v
>
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Chris DeLong
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