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My roc runs fine again
As most of you know I was having a problem w/ starting my roc. I have not
had time to work on it since but heres a nice little story of what happened
this wknd. (Julie, I think your suggestion of crying my have helped had I
tried.)
After sitting for 2 weeks and since my gf was here for a visit we decided to
go for a ride. I went out hopped in hit the gas once not holding it, and
vroom. Right off the bat, about 10 secs of feathering the gas to stablize
the idle and she was running smoothly. Put the passenger seat back in and
away we went for an hour drive. I got a funny look from a cop that heard me
peel out but I think they doubted it's ability to do such a great thing. It
was loud long and even a chirp into third before shutting it down. All
within one single block also. Of course the silly looks could have been for
the black duct tape nubers still on the side from a few weeks ago.
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: Cory Langford <corylang@dccnet.com>
>To: "Rhett Farnum" <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: try #3
>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:57:23 -0800
>
>
>What happened with the '77 and the leaky cold start injector was that once
>the car was turned off, the pressure in the line kept the injector
>dripping. So the fuel ran into the combustion area and you essentially had
>a flooded engine the next time you tried to start it if you did not wait
>long enough. so you had to crank it over a bunch of times until it got rid
>of the excess gas.
>
>The other option is test your fuel pressure. I could be the fuel pump is
>not holding pressure and that is why it is taking a while to get the system
>up to operating pressure before it starts.
>
>Just some thoughts...
>
>Cory
>
>At 06:42 PM 03/26/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >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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