cold starts

[Richard Fenton/Shannon Fenton <ldfen1@lisco.com>]

> 
> Christopher Mende wrote:
> >
> > Howdy all! Happy Halloween, and hopefully there are some of us who are
> > managing to avoid the approaching cold weather!
> >
> > Speaking of... here is my question:
> >
> > As with many older cars, cold weather plays havoc. My '84 8v fires right
> > up, just a soon as I touch the key as long as the weather is in the 40's
> > or above.
> >
> > Once it gets below that, I have to crank it for a few seconds, and it
> > doesn't sound pretty. At that initial crank, it's as if the engine WANTS
> > to start, but something seems to slip up and and the cranking speeds up
> > until the engine finally putters to life.  What would be a couple of the
> > key things to look at which might be specifically affected by these temp
> > ranges.
> >
> > All the VW's I've ever owned always seem to run the strongest when outside
> > temp is near 40 degrees (F).
> >
> > What about preventive measure? (No, I'm NOT gonna hook up a heater to it!
> > :-) Would turning the key to engage current and letting sit there for a
> > number of seconds help anything? I should try that...
> >
> > Lastly: NO matter what the temp, the car kicks in at roughly 1000rpms,
> > shouldn't it be stepping up to a cold-idle for a minute or two??
> >
> > I really appreciate any info you guys can give me on this...
> >
> > ~C
> > '84 8v from the soon-to-be-frozen lands
> 
> I had this problem last winter. My 87 16V would crank and crank then
> right when i would let off the key it would sputter like it wanted to
> catch but wouldnt. I got into the habit of cranking it than letting off
> and hitting it again real fast, than it would catch right off. After
> getting tired of this i took it to a mechanic and had it retimed. It was
> way retarded....no puns please... and that seemed to fix it. But with
> this last snap of Iowa weather it started doing it agan, so im going to
> have it timed again this weekend. Hope this helps.
> 
> shannon
> 87 16V
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