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From: pdt@mhuxv.UUCP (tyma)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Problem with overheating Rabbit
Message-ID: <125@mhuxv.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 19:38:03 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 11 19:38:03 1984
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I had a somewhat similar problem with my '78 Rabbit
(fuel-injected, made in Deutschland) in that it would
run like a top in cold weather but refused to start
when the engine was warm.  The starter and ignition
were A-OK, turning the engine over at my request; but
it wouldn't start.  If by some quirk of fate I managed
to get the engine going, it had little power to offer
and nearly died when idling.  The problem was traced to a valve
in the fuel injection's control-pressure regulation system.
Once the leetle part ($29) was replaced, I had no further trouble.

I would recommend that you have your mechanic check the fuel
pressure throughout the system, working from the fuel pump.
My problem was easy to find:  the aforesaid valve didn't hold
any pressure, so no fuel made it to the engine--it just got
pumped back to the tank!