From: Wally Plumley [mailto:wplumley@avana.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:31 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: Car works perfectly except it won't start...


At 11:27 AM 7/19/00 -0600, James Sehlmeier wrote:
>I've changed the fuel filter and reseated the relays and connectors, but 
>haven't checked each fuse yet.  (how do you check them without pulling 
>them all out?)


Go to an auto parts store (or WalMart, etc.) and buy a 12 volt tester. The 
best type looks like an icepick with a clear handle containing a light 
bulb, and an attached wire ending in an alligator clip.

Clip the wire to a good ground connection near the fusebox. Touch the small 
metal tabs on the face of each fuse. If neither tab on a fuse lights the 
tester, the circuit isn't powered. If both tabs light the tester, the fuse 
is good (but the plug-in connection may NOT be good!). If one tab lights 
the tester and the other one doesn't, the fuse is blown. In addition, there 
is a fuse tester built in on the later cars.

The same principles apply to the earlier clip-in fuses.

I would suggest that you pull each fuse (one at a time!) and reinsert it 
several times. This scrubs off any corrosion on the connections. Also 
carefully reseat each of the many plugs on the fuse panel and on the computers.

Wally Plumley
928 Specialists