Check the wires that connect to the fuse box. Make sure one of them didn't
slip off. Pay close attention to any red or green ones.


"Houdsie" > wrote in message
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> Hi All-
>
> I've been reading this group for a while and decided to join to get
> some advice and hopefully offer some advice once I know what I'm doing.
> I am a newbie to the aircooled VW world with a '73 Super.
>
> I tried doing a little maintenace yesterday and now she won't start.
> The engine turns, but now she won't catch. Here's what I did:
>
> 1) I pulled the radio in an attempt to rewire the speaker, but the
> radio had no power once I pulled it out (it did have it before I pulled
> it). I gave up and put the radio back in. The car started fine after
> this.
>
> 2) I cleaned some of the fuse connections with steel wool. I did
> connect 2 fuses as the wool started to burn, but the car started OK
> after this incident. However, my left low beam has gone out.
>
> 3) Here's where I think my problem is; I checked the gap on the points,
> which was fine. I put a little bearing grease on the rider ala Muir
> book. I cleaned the rotor and checked the resistance. I poked around
> the distributor a little to orient myself.
>
> 4) I changed the fan belt.
>
> The car started and ran fine the day before and right now I'm beside
> myself. I've gone over everything I touched, but have no idea where to
> go from there. Sorry for the long posting, but I want to be thorough as
> possible. Thanks for your help!
>