I worked on this van some more today and still no start. Here is what I checked: 1. I checked and confirmed that the timing mark for TDC on the clutch pressure plate was indeed correct by removing an injector and feeling TDC with a piece of wire touching the top of the piston head. 2. I replaced three of the injectors with brand new ones. 3. I double checked that the shut off solenoid was functioning properly. It is and I am getting a good amount of fuel to the injectors. 4. I double checked the fuel pump timing. I found the mark on the rear of the pulley and it lines up with the arrow pointing to it on the engine tin (this is a later model 1.6l engine) perfectly when the engine is at TDC. 5. When I had all of the injectors removed I visually watched all four glow plugs glow brightly. 6. I marked the position of the fuel pump. Then I moved it a little at a time to the left of the mark and then a little to the right of the mark. Either place the engine did the same thing. At idle I will get nothing. If I move the throttle to full acceleration I will get a steading popping and exhaust smoke coming out of the pipe, but no actual starting and running. It sounds like it is only firing on one or two cylinders. I really appreciate all of the help that you folks gave on the last post. If you have ever had a similar situation please let me know. This van has been off the road for about 5 years. The engine was supposedly from a good running low mileage car that was owned by a reputable mechanic. The was crashed and the engine removed and put in this van. However I think the last owner gave up on the van because they could not get it to start. Please help me get this beast to start. I will be dancing in the streets! Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com http://www.eurovan.org http://www.vwcabrio.org Phone: (856)-327-4936 Fax: (856)-327-2242 |
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