No start condition - 1988 90Q - UPDATE

[Tony Hoffman]

I have one of the longer fuel line adapters from a CIS car drilled and
tapped for a standard schrader valve from a 5.0 Ford fuel rail. Now, it's
just plug and play. You can also probably find adapters to "T" in, but that
seemed to be the simplest solution for me.

Tony

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Radek <radek at istar.ca> wrote:

> Fully charged battery overnight.  Blinked out codes - nothing.
> Replaced ignition cap, rotor and wires with good looking old set - got car
> to sputter a bit.  It seems to catch a bit initially and then no more.  It
> is actually catching when cranked with foot off the gas - with throttle
> open, nothing at all.
> Any ideas?  Is there a way to check fuel pressure on these engines (NG)?
> Radek.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Radek
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:46 PM
> Subject: No start condition - 1988 90Q
>
>
> In  need of help again, my son's 90q is out of commission again.
> Here is what he reported:
> when trying to start the car, at the first or second crank he heard a bang
> (a snap, something sounding mechanical) and smelled something weird under
> the hood.  The smell, he said, smelled of friction.
> The car kept cranking, but no start.  Came back home on a flatbed.
>
> Here is what I checked till now:
> - starter cranks the engine
> - timing belt is OK
> - valve train is moving (took rocker cover off to see if sprocket is not
> sheared)
> - has good compression
> - timing belt alignment is OK (crankshaft to camshaft)
> - distributor turns
> - smells of gas when cranked
> - seems to have spark (checked with wire touching enging block)
> - coil resistance checks out OK
> - Hall sensor works (blinks a diode)
>
> Where to look next?  I'm going to blink out error codes tomorrow,
> mosquitoes chased us out tonight.
> TIA
>
> Radek
>
>
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