RE: Cold start valve

[Tim Ebling <tim@surreal.com>]

Another thing you can do if that doesn't help is to run another big fat wire
(4 ga for example) from the battery negative post to the alternator case.
This VASTLY improved my cold starting, believe it or not.  You can test this
out simply by using jumper cables.  It seems you can never have too many
grounds on a VW!

- -tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Cammisa [mailto:jcammisa@sprintmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 1998 12:23 PM
> To: ruben cortez; scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Cold start valve
> 
> 
> At 02:36 PM 10/22/98 , ruben cortez wrote:
> >Hi everyone.
> >
> >Is there a way to check the valve to see if it's working properly, on
> >a 16v roc?
> >
> >Ohmmeter this morning showed about 4 ohms.  Battery is getting weaker
> >each morning, because of too many cranks.  Runs great when it starts,
> >and idles fine too.
> 
> Ruben,
> 	Don't worry about the cold start valve... sounds like 
> you have the same
> problem I did... cranking and cranking and cranking every 
> time the car's
> cold... and then starts up just like nothing was wrong, and 
> runs perfectly?
> 	If so, just run a thick ground strap from the battery 
> to the mounting
> plate of the ignition coil... attach it to the bolt that 
> holds the mounting
> plate to the firewall.  I used a thick, red starter cable 
> from Pep Boys.  
> 	It completely cured all of my cold starting problems- 
> and I am sure it
> will do same for you!
> 	Good luck and tell me what happens!
> 	
> 		Jason
> 
> 
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