Battery cable ruled out

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

oh - that is, fuel distributor, not electrical distributor, that we  
pressed on.

blake/


On Nov 14, 2005, at 8:53 PM, C Boyko wrote:

> So nothing with ingition? Lie, (not that I've ever done this, LOL)  
> leaving
> the main coil wire off or leaving the rotor out...
>
> Cathy
>
> On 7:09:01 pm 11/14/05 Blake Irvin <blake@clockserver.homeip.net>  
> wrote:
>> we didn't really mess with the fuel distributor much - but we did
>> have to press on the distributor housing to get the airbox to close
>> again properly....
>>
>> blake/
>>
>>
>> On Nov 14, 2005, at 7:04 PM, Phil Boeye wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  --- Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
>>>>  this is a 16v, '88.  was starting fine until i
>>>>  changed the air filter
>>>>  - after that, one crank and then nothing.
>>>
>>>  Oddness.  I had my fuel distributor upside down and
>>>  was cleaning it out underneath (bottom of sensor plate
>>>  and all that).  Checked the sensor plate this AM and
>>>  it moves properly and is set correctly).  I thought
>>>  about the plunger getting stuck since it was upside
>>>  down and in all sorts of positions.
>>>
>>>  Getting good fuel to at least the coldstart injector,
>>>  and based upon the high HC odor from attempting to
>>>  start so often, I would have to say the fuel dizz is
>>>  working OK.
>>>
>>>  I got the week to think it through. If I have to take
>>>  that damn lower timing cover off one more time, though...
>>>
>>>  -RP
>>>  '87 stock 8v beater = "The Faithful One"
>>>  '84.5 2L 8v + 2H = "Baby Fatass"
>>>
>>>  "..slave to the disease..."
>>>
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