1984 4k - no start

[jlagnese at massed.net]

You could make a jumper for the FPR. Do you hear the
fuel pump?
---- Original message ----

  Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:30:36 -0400
  From: "Bares, Vittorio"
  <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
  Subject: RE: 1984 4k - no start
  To: "Tom Love" <theloves at localaccess.com>,
  <quattro at audifans.com>
  >Hmm - could be - etka tells me that is on the
  fuse block.
  >
  >I guess the only verification I can do is to pull
  it, apply 12v+/- to
  >the terminals (assuming this is typical bosch
  layout) and see if I have
  >continuity (and hear a click) between the other 2
  ? (I don't have an
  >extra known working one).
  >
  >Vittorio -
  >
  >-----Original Message-----
  >From: Tom Love [mailto:theloves at localaccess.com]
  >Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:58 AM
  >To: Bares, Vittorio; quattro at audifans.com
  >Subject: Re: 1984 4k - no start
  >
  >This could be a fuel pump relay issue. Sometimes
  when they go bad you
  >will
  >lose spark (ignition) when it thinks your revs
  are too high. The fpr
  >acts as
  >your rev limiter.
  >
  >
  >----- Original Message -----
  >From: "Bares, Vittorio"
  <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
  >To: <quattro at audifans.com>
  >Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:42 AM
  >Subject: 1984 4k - no start
  >
  >
  >> So, has new wires, rotor, cap, plugs - was
  running fine - then about a
  >> week ago, while driving it - it just stopped
  running.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> I cleaned the contacts on the coil - started
  again, but wasn't running
  >> well. Almost as if it was running on 4 cyl (it
  is a quattro 5cyl :-)).
  >I
  >> was trying to diagnose by pulling one sparkplug
  at a time while it was
  >> running, not much change when I did so -
  consistently for all 5 plug
  >> wires.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Pulled the plug on the temp sensor in the rear
  of the head - no diff.
  >>
  >> Pulled the plug on the sensor that is on the
  fuel distributor - no
  >diff.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> This morning - no start...
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> No spark.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> I'm thinking hall sensor??
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Vittorio -
  >>
  >>
  >>
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