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try #3

fuel accumulator is bad allowing the fuel line vapor lock

stomping on the gas purges the line
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhett Farnum" <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com>
To: <robw_z@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: try #3


> 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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