[tech] Mk1 16V Update

[inconsiderateme at email.com (nick Disuanto)]

that could simply be a clogged fuel injector. did you do the injector trick on all the injectors? it's probably more than one thats clogged. when you start the car when cold, the 5th injector (cold start) helps to give it enough gas to get it running but then once that valve shuts off because the car is warm, then the clogged injectors aren't spraying enough fuel. may wanna test all the injectors or if you have any other ones layin around, see if those'll work better.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 10:38:35 -0400
To: <list@vwot.org>, "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: [tech] Mk1 16V Update

> Well...here's an update...
> 
> I now know that I'm having problems with fuel.  A quick review of the problem....my rocco, once warmed
> up, dies and won't start till it has cooled down.
> 
> What I did yesterday....I had my sis' fiance drive my car until it got warm and died out.  When it died,
> I did a coupla things.  I replaced the coil with a new one and nada.  Wouldn't start.  I'm guessing that
> the coil on the car is fine.  I am also running a switched jumper wire so it's not the fuel pump relay
> which is overheating.  In fact, I measured the voltage at the fuel pump.  It's getting 9.5 volts when
> the car is not running.  I'm not sure if that's enough voltage but it sounds like the pump is running.
> 
> While the car was not starting when warm, I checked the fuel pressure...seeing that I don't have a fuel
> pressure gauge, I simply pulled an injector and lifted the plate in the fuel distributor.  With the fuel
> pump switched on, only a lil tiny bit of fuel came out of the injector (almost none at all).  Am I
> correct to assume that I'm having problems with the fuel?  If so, what should I be looking at?  Fuel
> pump was replaced last September and fuel filter was replaced two weeks ago...anything else?  The dealer
> says I prolly have crap in my gas tank, but I can't see how that would cause the car not to run...any
> further ideas?  I greatly appreciate it...thanks.
> 
> Sal Guzzo
> 
> - Fear is your only god.
> 
> 
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