my boy and I just got the Jetta running again after taking the IP out due to leaking. we put it back on and couldn't get it to fire. thinking of a thousand things to go wrong, I went back to the basics. Rechecked timing to TDC, and, while standing there thinking, had "the boy" check for power on the shut off switch. sure enough, we had it switched with another wire that supposed to advance timing electrically. so...
when it started, we were happy campers.
feels good to hear any engine run after working on it. que no?

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Current money-pits:
96 Passat TDI
78 300D 100k miles(60miles/day)FOR SALE
91 Jetta Diesel 250k miles (80miles/day)
82 Toyota Diesel pickup 150k miles; out of service for a little while with a valve problem.
All on BelenBioDiesel
Past diesels:
01 Golf TDI
81 Isuzu P/U
85 Jetta
89 KW 425 cat
85 Pete 400 cat (currently still running the west coast with over 1.5 million miles)
81 KW 400 Cummins
77 Freightliner CO ???? Cummins (Buttercup)
57 180D lots of miles(gone but not forgotten)