hello Im new here as well as to diesels and recently i picked up a 97 jetta with the AAZ. I wanted to turn the smoke screw up a little on the injection pump, but it was rusted so i ended up taking out the screw as well as the nut to get them loose from eachother. than i put it back in to stock and than an additional 1/4 turn. Now the car will not fire up. Does the pump have to be primed? Any help is appreciated. Thanks
sorry i meant the max fuel screw
Just keep cranking. You let some air into the pump when you took the screw out.
Turn it in a bit more until it fires up, holding the go pedal to the floor might help too. Get ready to shut it off 'cause it might rev out of control, you'll then have to adjust the idle.
alright thanks guys. the battery is recharging right now than ill go try it again
Also make sure you didn't accidentally short out the circuit to the fuel shut off solenoid if you tried to turn the locknut on the screw while the engine was running and touched the top of the solenoid with your wrench. Don't ask me how I found that out
Also make sure you didn't accidentally short out the circuit to the fuel shut off solenoid if you tried to turn the locknut on the screw while the engine was running and touched the top of the solenoid with your wrench. Don't ask me how I found that out
Soooo been there... Was adjusting it with the engine running and it just STOPPED. D'oh...
The older cars don't have a fuse on that wire, so the consequences of shorting it out are quite a bit more severe...
booneylander, we've all had "fun" with repairs that make us use the 4 letter word bank.
booneylander, we've all had "fun" with repairs that make us use the 4 letter word bank.
I think we've probably added to the 4 letter word dictionary