[Vwdiesel] new noises - car won't start

[dcande01 at clarityconnect.com]

Hi
  My 86 jetta quit on me the other day.  Acted like no fuel but I 
thought I had 100 miles left in it when I left my friends house. It was 
10 deg. F.  I had Had 20 gallons of mystery fuel in the trunk for 
heating my house (Old #2 diesel, dyed and treated with something to 
extend milage.)  It tried to start, at least on 2 cylinders,  sounded 
alot like cold start  except the engine was warm.  The sun was setting 
so I called a wrecker and went home.  Next day I took the bus into town 
and got power service anti gell and 9-1-1 wax and gel solvent.  used em 
both, wouldn't start - batteries were dead (wore em down trying to 
start it. the night before.)  So today, with fresh batteries,  more 911 
and 5 gal of kerosene added to thin that which was in the tank,  I 
tried again. Now I can run it on 2 cylinders for 20 - 30 seconds before 
it dies.  and then it starts right up and runs on 2 - 3 cylinders until 
it dies again.  Could this be dirty injectors?  Jumped timing?  Try 
again tomorrow?
Tomorrow I will try testing for pressure at the tops of the injectors.
Oh - the new noise. -  think of a 12 inch Heavy (1/4 in) Stainless 
Steel being thunked on the bottem intermittently with a big restaurant 
size serving spoon.  Anybody recognize it?

Best Regards
Fred Anderson

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