4KSQ: won't start :-(

[MENGEBR.SVC@pc.Trimble.COM (Mark Engebretson)]

Hello,

I have an '85 4KSQ that has been running just fine, in fact, it has 
always started on the first try.  The other night, I went to start it (it 
ran fine in the morning) and nothing.  The engine turns over just fine, 
lights and accessories work, but no ignition (not even a pop).  I checked 
the fuses and various connections, all seem fine.  The fuel pump is 
audible when the engine is cranking, and there is a smell of gas.  The 
distributor cap is dry.

I rarely have had cars "just fail."  It seems to me that something fried 
in the ignition system.  But what?  I just returned a week ago from a 
2000 mile road-trip.  The car showed no signs of a problem.

Does anyone have any insight to what the problem might be or where I 
should start?  Any free-lance Audi mechanics out there that reside in the 
Silicon Valley area?  Any recommendations on Audi mechanics in the 
Sunnyvale area?  I just hate to have it towed into a shop.

All replies deeply appreciated

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Mark A. Engebretson                  
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
Technical Assist Center (TAC)
Mark_Engebretson@trimble.com
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