Re: no cold starts

[Russ Tom <rtom@yahoo.com>]

I'd been having a similar problem lately, but more
with non-cold starts.  I have two wires: one to the
block and one to the strut tower(body).  The strut
tower wire came loose and once this one was tightened,
the problem went away.

Russ

--- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Scirocco-Al <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com> wrote:
> > Have you tried adding an extra ground to the
> motor?
> 
> I second this wholeheartedly.  Case in point:
> 
> '87 Scirocco I have here currently.  I've got
> records back
> to the day it came off the truck, and it has had a
> recurring problem of "poor cold start."  Exactly the
> same
> symptom - i.e. crank and crank and just as you let
> off the
> key, it starts.
> 
> After adding *one* additional ground wire the car
> starts
> wonderfully, has been for a month so far.
> 
> Add a ground wire or two!  Takes 10 minutes and is
> cheap!
> 
> =====
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '80, '85, & '88 Sciroccos
> '82 Pickup
> '90 Passat Wagon
> 
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