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Subject:Re: Will not start question
From:Randy C. Nunes
Date:Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:45:40 -0400

Thanks everyone for your suggestions!  Wanted to provide some more
information as my cryptic message from last night was a result of me being
pretty tired worked on it for six hours with no real conclusions.  I was
backing it up last week and it just stopped - tried to resart no go.  There
is lots of spark, lots of fuel pressure, it turns over every time.  The
injectors are just not firing, changed out the ECU, no change; checked the
AFM, it appears to be working.  There is something wrong with the electrical
current getting to the injectors - which I thought was controlled by the
ECU.  When you ground the light to test the FI electrical connection and try
to start you get the pulsing light, when you connect the ground to one of
the two FI connections and try to test no pulsing light.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
ROBERT O UELTZEN
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 1:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Will not start question

Along with all the other possibilities mentioned, you might check the
ignition switch.  I was
having an intermittent no start and engine dying condition on a 91 Jetta.
Eventually, I worked
back to the ignition switch.  Upon opening up the switch, I found corroded
contacts.  A new switch
solved the problem.

Rob, the old kayaker