Anyone have experience with old VW diesels???? Need help

[Drew MacPherson]

I have a bit of experiences with them - I've been swearing at (and driving 
too) them for a dozen years or so.

First thing to check for is 12V at the stop solonoid in the pump - if you 
disconnect the wire with the key on, you should hear a distinct click from 
the solonoid, and see a small spark as you connect the wire.  No click 
means a stuck plunger or no juice.  Check for 12V with a multimeter.

If your glowplugs aren't operating reliably, the car engine should still
start with ether (shudder - don't make a habit out of it!) down to about
0degrees C, but it still has to crank over at 250rpm or better.  This
takes a good battery, good connections, and a good starter.  If cranking
speed is too slow the engine won't start easily or at all.

If it's below freezing then water in the fuel tank or fuel filter may have 
frozen, which would prevent fuel from reaching the pump.

Mice may also have chewed up your air filter and built a nest out of it in 
the intake manifold (do NOT laugh - happened to a friend of mine - it was 
a mystifying no start situation.)

If you want to email me off-list with more details I'll be happy to help.

Drew
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 Stpndsmnn at aol.com wrote:

> Basically the car has sat for 2 months and now won't start...   I've bled and 
> primed the fuel system a couple of times.  It ran great before it sat around 
> and now it just turns over and over and nothing much happens even with 
> starting fluid.  I've checked the fuses and as far as I can tell they are all okay.   
> Only odd thing isthat the glow plugs won't turn on unless the headlights are 
> switched on.   
> 
> Any help would be great..
> 
> Thanks
> Matt
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