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RE: 87 16v cold start problems...



<sniff> <sniff> Nice that you even remember it was me... <sniff> <sniff>

:)

But yeah, it worked, right?

Jason





At 11:53 AM 10/30/00 , Ruben Cortez wrote:
>Sounds very familiar.  Problem could be a bad ground.  Someone on this board
>a couple of years ago gave me this idea.  Add another ground wire from the
>negative post on your battery to your coil, which is mounted behind the
>engine, center, on the body.  Basically between the wipers under the hood.
>I connected the wire to the bracket that is holding the coil.
>
>Good test is to use one side of some jumper cables, to do the same thing.
>For example, attach one of the black clamps to the negative post on the
>battery, and attach the other black clamp to the engine block, or to the
>bracket on the coil.
>
>Good luck.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 16v Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 12:18 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: 87 16v cold start problems...
>
>
>At 12:28 PM 10/29/00 , Daun Yeagley wrote:
>
> >--- David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > well, it all really began two days ago, when in the
> > > morning (san francisco,
> > > ca), i turned the ignition and all i got was cranking. no
> > > start. over and
> > > over for roughly five minutes intermittently... finally i
> > > sit around for a
> > > few more minutes reading the big orange manual about the
> > > possibility that
> > > the cold start valve is having problems.... then, turn
> > > the ignition switch
> > > and voila, it starts!
> > >
> > > it happened today as well.. i tested the battery and it's
> > > registering at
> > > ~12v (didn't test amperage, but assuming it's fine)
> > >
> > > all i can figure is this.. if the thing starts after
> > > cranking and then
> > > rest, it's not the battery having some loss of power
> > > issue in the cold. it
> > > must have something to do with fuel delivery.
> > >
> > > any thoughts on this?
> > >
> > > thanks all!
> > >
> > > dave
> >
> >Try running some extra ground wires.  I know Cammisa had
> >this identical problem and after running more grounds, it
> >totally disappeared.
>
>
>Yep, and I have something like 20 emails from other people who have cured
>it by doing the same. :)
>Jason
>
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1988 Mercedes 190E Sport Euro


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