fuel problems.

[Piad9Bucks4it]

ok i have a 1975 baywindow. 2.0L fuel injected. im not getting fuel, thought it was the fuel pump but that seems to be working, not the best fuel pump but it is sufficent for now.. was wondering what else i should check out.. i did check the injectors. they spray, and im getting electricty to them.. the bus will start breifly if i spray starting fluid in it..

btw this is my first aircooled.. ive been learing as i go.. so far if done all the fuel lines, filter, pump, filler neck.. re furbished gas tank..etc.

[Randy in Maine]

Put your fuel pressure tester on that fuel rail and see if you are up to snuff. You need 26psi to get into the ball game.

[steponmebbbboom]

Where did all these ether references start coming from all of a sudden? Here's a rant i did on another forum some time ago:

GOD, starting fluid. That stuff scares me. The only time I EVER use that stuff is when starting a diesel engine in ambient temperatures of 5 degrees C or less. And ONLY while I am cranking the engine. If you soak the air filter and THEN try starting the car, you can break piston rings and I have actually held in my hand connecting rods from DIESEL engines that were bent from use of starting fluid.

just to be difficult I am going to digress into the proper use of this poison so those with some lying around can deplete it for its intended purpose. If you have a direct-injection diesel engine, and it's cold out, ether is a godsend. Attach a remote starter to your machine, and with trans in neutral etc etc, begin cranking. Spray a SMALL squirt into the air horn. If you must keep the filter on, repeat as necessary and be patient. Within about ten seconds of continuous cranking the engine should start. NEVER squirt ether into an engine when it is stopped, regardless of can directions. And as far as I am concerned, NEVER use ether on a gas engine, fifty below or not. Plug in the block heater and go grab a coffee. If youre just diagnosing a no-start condition, use another method. I have never learned anything about an engine's condition with ether. There are simply other ways to get the job done.

Ether is also a good recreational inhalant. And I will condone THAT before I condone using it to start your coveted vintage automobile.

[Pearl the party bus]

I don't even use starting fluid in the diesel engine in my boat since I found out how nasty it is. For marine diesels some people recommend WD40 as a much more gentle starting fluid. (I'm not recommending it for a VW though)
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James,
Pearl the party bus (really just Pearl) is a white 1973 Westfalia