Re: hard starting- still- assistance needed!!!!

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Check the injector spray pattern. Pull the injectors out of the back of the head,
pull the intake boot off the fuel dist, jump the fuel pump relay (terminals 30 and
87 on the fuse box), then pull up on the air sensor plate with a magnet. Don't be
in front of the injectors when you do this. The spray pattern should be fairly
even and cone-shaped, at least showing good atomization... not like spurting... in
other words, they should create a fine mist of fuel.
If you want this in more detail, I'd be happy to tell you, but the Bentley has it
in there...
Change your fuel filter! I just found out that I've replaced three fuel pumps in
the last 6 months because of a fuel filter that I thought must be good because it
was brand-new. I took it out yesterday and it was FULL of gunk...
    -Josiah

Farmracer@aol.com wrote:

> my 85 wolfie jh 8v is giving fits- it is very hard to start, more so when cold
> but still difficult when warm. in addition it does not idle smoothly at all.
>
> I changed the oil, filter, air filter, plugs(NGK triple power), it has new
> bosch wires, I put new hoses on the vaccuum advance and the idle boost valve,
> among others, new injector seals, a bottle of techron in the tank, cleaned the
> contacts on the cap and rotor, adjusted the timing to probably around 9
> degrees.
>
> I checked the cold start injector- it is functioning(therefore the time temp
> switch is working). the aux. air regulator appears to be functioning (passed
> the tests in bentley) and the idle air booster is functioning- below like
> 750rpm it clicks on and the idle speed rises.
>
> I do not have the capability to check fuel pressure. the vacuum reading last
> time I checked it was 13 in hg, better than ever before, a good sign. I
> dropped the idle again, as it was about 1900 rpm- that was annoying. I have it
> around 1000-1100 rpm now.
>
> it still will not start and will not idle smoothly. I am tearing my hair out.
>
> I do not want to have to take it to a shop to have it fixed. ideas?
>
> ken
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