Date:         Thu, 10 Dec 1998 23:48:46 -0800
Reply-To:     David Raistrick <keen@POLARIS.DIGITAL-GALAXY.NET>
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From:         David Raistrick <keen@POLARIS.DIGITAL-GALAXY.NET>
Subject:      82 Wont start....
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*sigh* again.

1 am, and the phone rings..."It's late for Ashleigh to be calling" thinks
my brain...brother answers the phone, "Dave..for you"  again, brain thinks
its late for her to call..."It's mom. She's broke down" are his next
words.

Hmmm.

It's now near 3, I just got back from picking her up, and trying to get
the bus to start. (had to take my brothers Fox, as I'm not sure Ichi will
even make it to work tomorrow, so I didnt wanna stretch my luck trying to
make this trip too..damn clutch)

She has voltage in and out of the coil.  Coil wire sets of my timing
light, as do all 4 plug wires.

She has spark.  While cranking, there IS a telltale smell of gas,
sugessting to me that there is gas being injected....

She said when the started it up leaving school, it was running rough.
Made it about 2 miles, then it died at a light.  Never did stop running
rough.  She said it sounded like it was missing.

It sat near an hour before I got there, and still did nothing when I tried
it.

Now that we have 3 broken busses and a ####edup Jetta, that leaves moms
truck and brothers Fox to get 4 people to various corners of the earth.
Great.

If anyone has any suggestions on where to look, what and how to check it,
and any other suggestions, I'd appreciate it.  Near full tank, she had
filled it up that morning.

thanks....david

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David Raistrick  '69 Westy-Ichigo                       keen@finally.atlasta.net
                 '82 Westy-Maxine (Mom's)
                 '66 SO-44 Westy (It runs! I drove it!) in Augusta Ga