[Vwdiesel] [Audi-VW-Diesels] '84 Quantum TD no start :(

[David Cook]

Someone may have gotten this already, but I simply
used the largest gauge wire available at the FLAPS. 
It was near the size of the wire leading to the fuse,
so I figured since it was being split into four from
the fuse, each would be just fine.  (Total of the four
wires much larger than the one to the fuse.)  No
problems since as far as that goes that I know of.  I
have been having some hard starting issues, so I don't
think all the GPs are lighting up but I've been away
from the car for three weeks or so and haven't been
able to troubleshoot anything.  Need to get done with
dad's car so we can trade back!

David

--- raymond greeley <rgreeley2 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello david
> I remember the discussion regarding adding
> individual wires to each gp 
> though don't recall the gauge
> wire used for this modification.
> ray
> 
> 
> >From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> >To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com, diesel list
> <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] [Audi-VW-Diesels] '84
> Quantum TD no start :(
> >Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:18:56 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Andrew-
> >
> >You don't have to remove the IP to R&R the glow
> plugs.
> >  It will make things much easier if you do remove
> the
> >injector lines though.  Have a magnet ready when
> you
> >remove the bus bar for the GPs so you don't drop
> one
> >of the nuts.
> >
> >Also, it is suggested by some that you run an
> >individual wire to each GP so you can test them
> more
> >easily and individually in the future.
> >
> >David
> >
> >--- Andrew Buc <andrewbuc at staxman.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Just a progress report, although there's not a
> lot
> > > of progress to
> > > report. Battery is a group 41, 5 years old, but
> > > tested out fine.
> > >
> > > To answer a couple of folks' questions: It
> cranks
> > > w/o firing, and
> > > there's no white smoke from the exhaust, so I
> > > suspect no fuel. When I
> > > have daylight again tomorrow, I'll check out the
> > > fusible link, now
> > > that I have a pretty good idea of where it is.
> The
> > > PO gave me a
> > > spreadsheet of maintenance he'd done on the car,
> and
> > > apparently he
> > > replaced the glow plugs, but not the GPR, in the
> > > last year and a half.
> > >
> > > To get any farther, I'll need to get a
> continuity
> > > tester or
> > > voltmeter, and that could happen tomorrow.
> > >
> > > Looking under the hood also raises a question:
> To
> > > remove the glow
> > > plugs, would the IP have to come off? There sure
> > > isn't a lot of
> > > clearance in there! I'm tentatively betting that
> it
> > > isn't the glow
> > > plugs, but you never know. I'm not confident of
> my
> > > ability to R&R the
> > > IP, and if it comes to that, I'll most likely
> take
> > > the car to my
> > > regular garage. Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >David Cook
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599

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