Battery cable ruled out

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

to clarify further:

my issue is separate from phil's

i wasn't messing with timing at all, just my air filter.

blake/


On Nov 14, 2005, at 9:18 PM, Nate Mellom wrote:

> Just to make sure, you ARE using the right timing mark on the cam,  
> right? There are 2, one on either side of the cam gear, and you  
> need to use the one on the engine side, not the fender side,  
> aligned with the top front edge of the head
> <http://www.endosquid.com/audi/images/pics/iain_cam.jpg>
> (Snagged from an earlier post from Gordon Forbess)
> Nate
> '81
> '88
>
> Blake Irvin wrote:
>> 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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