16v starting probs

[maximous]

Hi there people how you doing?

The story is my twin 45 carbs got nicked off the mk2 16v’er so I put the injection system back on it, sourced from a local donor car (not heard running). The problem I have is with my k-jet injection system, it doesn’t seem to be firing the injectors, or not properly at least.

So sat there last night checking everything and while I was checking the injectors I pulled two of them out and cranked it over a couple of times and nothing. I was expecting petrol to be injecting out everywhere but not a sausage! Funny thing is that when one of the injectors (doesn’t matter which one) is pulled out it starts….very confusing?

Would I be right in thinking that it’s a pressure related problem and I might need to get a new fuel pump (donor car one currently in use), do the metering units go funky on them, new injectors? Bare in mind I don’t really know much about k-jet I’m a Dellorto boy.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Max

[monzablue16v]

Did you put the relay in for the fuel pump? you should be able to hear it prime on ignition before you crank the engine

[maximous]

Yeah she primes ok 

[maximous]

Anyone?

[golfmk1]

hmmn does sound weird it took me a while to get my car to fire up after swapping injectors over, about 15mins of trying could be air in the system?

[Conker]

Fuel won't come out the injectors when the enguine is off unless you bridge the fuel relay then [very gently] lift the metering head plate.

Can you get it running? Have you checked timing?