Re: Hard starting

[geordy <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>]

My gas milage ('88 16v jetta) is 20mpg.  Does that qualify as poor 
enough milage?

16v Jason wrote:

> At 01:19 PM 5/2/01 , deejay wrote:
> 
>> I have the reverse problem... When it is cold does start
>> very fine... When hot, take longer to start!
>> 
>> What will be the fix? problem?
> 
> 
> The problem sounds like Vapor Lock.  This is caused by gasoline in the 
> fuel lines evaporating and blocking fuel from moving through 
> effectively.  Vapor Lock is caused by a lack of pressure in the fuel 
> lines.  If the pressure in the lines stays elevated, the fuel won't 
> evaporate.
> 
> Possible causes are bad one-way valve on the pump, bad pressure 
> accumulator, or leaky injectors.  Check the fuel pressure and residual 
> pressure and you'll probably find it falling off more than spec after 
> the engine is switched off.  If so, go through and find the culprit.
> 
> 2 Questions:  1.  How is your fuel mileage?  (Leaky injectors usually 
> contribute to poor overall fuel mileage), and 2.  Does the car smell 
> horribly rich and/or smoke black when it finally does start?
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> /Joel 87 16v
>> 
>> --- Daniel Snow <res00v06@gte.net> wrote:
>>  > Ground, Ground, Ground.
>>  >
>>  > Make sure your ground is getting the best connection possible, 
>> then run
>>  > another ground wire (or good size) from the neg battery post to 
>> the chassis
>>  > (I ran mine right to the starter).
>>  >
>>  > HTH,
>>  > Dan
>>  > '87 16v 'Rocco
>>  > '00 Jetta
>>  > Tampa, FL
>>  >
>>  > -----Original Message-----
>>  > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>  > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of SmAsH
>>  > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 21:22
>>  > To: Scirocco Mailing List
>>  > Subject: Hard starting
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > My scirocco is hard to start in the morning or after its been 
>> sitting around
>>  > for a while. Its a 16v 1988 Scirocco. The battery is working fine. 
>> i started
>>  > it earlier and the idling rpms were at like 2000. maybe its 
>> flooding? i
>>  > dunno any input is good. thanks in advance!
>>  >
>>  >
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