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Old 02-23-2020, 12:54 PM
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I agree, either an extreme timing issue or water intrusion.

Regarding that timing, when I first tried starting the A4 I rebuilt, nothing happened. Then I tried the ether down the carb trick, it sputtered and backfired. Upon investigation I found the distributor was a full 90 degrees off.

The moral of this story is that if the ether isn't doing a thing, no sputtering and no signs of fuel ignition whatsoever, your timing would have to be WAY off if this is the issue.
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