'85 4kq no start, no fuel to injectors.

[EBavely]

Ben...

I'm wondering if this problem is the same thing that I just saw on an 83
Coupe GT that I recently picked up.  At first when I jumpered the fuel pump
relay, I didn't get any spray at the injectors at all. This got me thinking
about the fuel distributor then I confirmed what I thought with a friend.

It turned out to be the plunger in the fuel distributor that sits above the
other end of the air sensor plate "lever".  In my case, the plunger had a
bunch of crap (fuel that had turned into varnish after sitting for a few
years)  on it and was stuck in its bore.  I managed to free up the plunger
the first time I took it out, but it later got stuck in the full on position
so the injectors were constantly spraying.  Substituting a known good fuel
distributor confirmed that this was the problem.

Could this be the same problem with that car?  Had it been sitting and
sucked a bunch of junk into the fuel distributor?  It does have an
electrical connection on it and a problem with the plunger would account for
resistance when pulling up the sensor plate.

Hope this helps...

Elliott Bavely

86 4000CS Quattro
88 80 Fwd
83 Coupe GT
83 GTI FSP Racey car
83 GTI 16V
90 VW Cabriolet