Hello, Tony!
Thanks, I'll check the glow plug fuse and relay tomorrow.
Duke
TB> To find fuse, just follow large gauge wires from glow plugs to TB> firewall.
TB> I believe the glow plug light will still work even if this fuse is TB> toast. Another possibility is the glow plug relay crapped out.
TB> You really need to see if you are getting power to glow plugs...then TB> you'll know if you are chasing a fuel or electrical issue. TB> -- TB> Tony Bad
TB> 02 Jetta Wagon TB> 01 Eurovan MV TB> 91 Jetta 1.6 Diesel TB> 86 Jetta TB> 79 Rabbit 1.5 Diesel (semi-retired for now) TB> Schwinn Continental 10 Speed TB> Radio Flyer Pedal Car (my daughter made me add this)
??>> I just did that test and the soloniod is clicking, any other ideas? ??>>
Duke??>>>> Hello, All! ??>>>>
??>>>> My 81 rabbit diesel won't start and this has me perplexed. It was ??>>>> running beautiful when I parked it. Then, I didn't use it for a ??>>>> week. Now, it turns over but won't start. The glow plug light is ??>>>> working, I assume they are as well. The battery is fully charged. ??>>>> Fuel full. What could I be missing? This vehicle has been reliable ??>>>> for decades. What should I look at? ??>>
JK>>> I got a diesel for free because the previous owner couldn't get it JK>>> started. I went through a number of things, including the injectors JK>>> and glow plug, before I got it working. While I think it was at least JK>>> partly bad injectors (they looked like shit), after it was running JK>>> again I took it to a friends house, but when I went to leave it JK>>> wouldn't start. Fiddling with the fuel shut off solenoid (on the JK>>> injector pump) finally got me running again. I think the connection JK>>> might just have been really dirty. ??>>
??>> With best regards, dukecola. E-mail: snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.net ??>>
With best regards, dukecola. E-mail: snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.net