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RE: FI Start problems



Warm starting. Run it for ten minutes and then shut it off, then try 
starting again. It'll turn over great, but never ever catch. Have to wait 
about half an hour.

On 3 Nov 01, at 21:01, Patrick Bureau wrote:

> I must of missed the original post what are your cold start symptoms,
> does it start then stalls? do it start but idles up and down ? what
> does it do again, I just had to deal with 2 different cold start
> problem related at the same time and perhaps I can help you with a
> solution
> 
> Patrick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Zack LeGrow
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 7:51 PM
> To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: FI Start problems
> 
> 
> Okay. I replaced the cold start valve and it still does it.
> Fuel pumps are fine,filter is fine, air cleaner is fine. Thermotime
> switch is fine.
> 
> I'm running out of ideas...
> 
> 
> On 3 Nov 01, at 9:33, Zack LeGrow wrote:
> 
> > I'm having this problem right now with my 86 8v. May be the
> > thermotime switch (Haynes Manual suggestion, I know I know,
> > Haynes is bad, but I can't find any other ones) but I just replaced
> > it and still it doesn't help...
> >
> > Going to the junk yard today to rip out some fuel system piecesof
> > anything they have there and see what happens. Zack LeGrow '86
> > Scirocco 8V - The Red Baron
> >
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> 
> Zack LeGrow
> '86 Scirocco 8V - The Red Baron
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Zack LeGrow
'86 Scirocco 8V - The Red Baron

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