try #3

[rocco_crossing@hotmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

Once it fires it is running fine. The only way to get it to fire is to stomp 
the gas.



Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel bearings, and 
finally I may get to makeing it look better!!)





>From: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@yahoo.com>
>To: Rhett Farnum <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: try #3
>Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 16:33:24 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>once it fires, does it start?  if you find yourself cranking endlessley for 
>nothing, and then seemingly out of nowhere it starts, it may be your 
>ignition switch.  try wiggling the key.  and about the CSI, it is triggered 
>by the thermo-time switch on top of the cylinder head coolant flange.  and 
>if your engine is warm, it shouldn't go off as you stated.
>  Rhett Farnum <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com> wrote:Is there a sensor for the 
>cold start injector? Could it be when my engine is
>really warm like from a road trip or an autoX runn the engine bay is to 
>warm
>for the cold start to kick in?
>
>Personally, now that I thought about it this may not be the case. It didn't
>start hard in the morning or after the trip to the event site for the first
>run. But it was really hard to start after sitting for about an hour when I
>got back and needed to move it to get my cutlass out.
>
>
>
>Peace Out,
>Rhett
>Rocco_crossing
>'83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel bearings, and
>finally I may get to makeing it look better!!)
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: T Berk
> >To: Scirocco List
> >Subject: Re: try #3
> >Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 14:16:39 -0800
> >
> >Cory Langford wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > At 09:35 PM 03/24/2003 -0600, Rhett Farnum wrote:
> > > >ok I have had a few responses wanting more specific info. Since I
> >bought the
> > > >car I have had to feather the gas after starting for about 30 secs.
> >After
> > > >that it runs fine! Any ideas from that?
> > > >
> > > >TIA,
> > > >Rhett
> > > >
> > > >____
> > >
> > > Hmm,
> > >
> > > No expert here. But the '77 I had ended up with a leaky 5th injector
> >and
> > > that caused a similar problem. It also ran real rich all the time
> >though.
> > >
> > > I am not sure how close you are to a junk yard, but those "cold start"
> > > injectors are dirt cheap. Might be worth a try. How are the spark
> >plugs
> > > looking? If you pull them do they look like the car is tuned
> >rich/lean/ok?
> > >
> > > Might give you a bit more to go on.
> > >
> > > Cory
> >
> >
> >
> >I'm with Cory, beside an air leak I suspect the cold start (or lack
> >thereof) injector.
> >
> >TBerk
> >
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