Alright, I bought a 78' Rabbit for $400 that ran, albeit shitty and had some small things wrong that I should be able to fix fine myself.

One of the things that looked messed up was pretty well everything having to do with the fuel lines/fuel injection components etc were rusty, bigtime.

So, I had some parts from the bitch basket that were left over and looked great so, I replaced them, all.  Leaving the original injectors.

No start.

Engine cranks and cranks...

Called Tim, Timeh suggested that the newer fuel distributor had a sensor (I can't remember what it was called) that sounded like it had to do with fuel timing and suggested switching back to the old fuel distributor.

I unbolted the lines, all seemed to have fuel pressure because half of them squirted in my various eyes.  What is odd...  Is when I pull an injector and crank the motor - they don't squirt.

btw - the bitch basket ran great and I mean GREAT before I took it apart!

So, here are the stock parts that I'm currently using:
*the line from the center of the fuel dist to block.
*fuel distributor.

Here are the parts off the bitch basket I'm using:
*fuel lines.
*bottom box.
*fuel filter (big one close to the distributor).

New parts I'm using:
*air filter.

I'm seriously pissed that I brought a working vehicle into my garage and now it's a nonworking vehicle.  That's never happened before when I wasn't planning on making it a nonworking vehicle.  I admit I know nothing of fuel injection but decided to jump in both feet first (is there any other way to go?).

*sigh*

...now when you crank on it, it backfires out the airbox over and over but doesn't ever kick over.

Any ideas?

IF you have fuel delivery and checked.

Sounds like a timing issue.

Hall sender?  what dizzy do you have?

With both shafts lined up is the rotor lined up properly?

check for power at the green line to condenser 
check the gap 
check for spark from the coil wire (close to bare metal) 
if its a go..check for spark from plug wires.

 

Won't idle cold?  BUt runs fine when warmed up?  Sounds like an aux air regulator valve.  Or a cracked boot on the CIS unit or TB.  THe cold start valve ONLY comes into play during cold starts WHILE the engine is cranking.  Also look for vacuum leaks, a cold engine is very temperamental to vac leaks.

Thanx fellas, sorry for all the questions, I've been a carb guy all my life so this is a world of wonder  :joel:

I'll check those things, pretty sure there are some vac leaks, injector rings are new.

I think the boot is solid, it looks pretty new and there is a hoze which connects near the tbody but I plugged that, so I think we're good there.

I checked over it and I can see three shredded vacuum hoses and I also found another surprise...  A quarter of a dime sized hole in the intake manifold.  Hmmm - damnit.


I figured out the screw driver thing and I set up a piece of metal on the intake manifold (no, not causing the hole haha) to use as a lever to put more correct directional force on the injectors.


Yea, not a pro at that, read how it works in the bentley and other ways on how to adjust mix but it all seems rather unscientific...

They really are, noted on the mixture screw :) - I'll replace the hashed vacuum lines and hole'y intake and see where that gets me...