Re: no cold starts

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

I dunno, the reiger is doing it now taht its getting colder. Gotta fix that
crap asap :P
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: no cold starts


> Too rich to cold start...don't think that's right.  If anything, a mixture
> that is really rich will help cold starts.  It might explain some of his
> other issues, but its tough to make a CIS mixture too rich to start in the
> cold.  Probably not impossible but hard.
>
> Monster - I would seriously consider testing your fuel system pressure as
> per the Bentley, especially your residual pressure, as well as pulling the
> injectors and making sure that they don't pee or leak after the fuel pump
> stops.  This sounds like a classic control pressure regulator/leaking
> injectors issue.
>
> Of course, I did just attempt to fix a leaking exhaust manifold gasket
that
> turned out to be a cracked downpipe, so my troubleshooting skills are a
bit
> suspect...
>
> Marc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
> To: "Monster" <monster@aros.net>; "rocco16v" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
> Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: no cold starts
>
>
> > Monster, may need to tweak fuel mixture. if its too rich it'll start
hard
> > cold. If thats the case, and thermo time is also a problem, fixing it
will
> > make cold starts worse! heh.
> > Just info for ya.
> > Al
> >
> > Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> > 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
> > 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original
clutch,
> > driveshafts, wheels :)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Monster" <monster@aros.net>
> > To: "rocco16v" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
> > Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 12:49 PM
> > Subject: no cold starts
> >
> >
> > > Resistance my ass!  I'm going up to the Ogden Junk yard today and
> getting
> > an
> > > ECM AND a thermo timing switch.  I am SO SICK of not having my car
start
> > in
> > > the mornings. I would cuss it out in german but just makes it resist
> more.
> > > Damn WOMAN car :/  I SWEAR it has to be a woman.. a MAN would never be
> > this
> > > bad!
> > > -=John=-
> > >
> > >
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