Slight electrical issues?

[rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger concha)]

my old golf 16V used to not start when warm, and it turned out to be
the cold start valve that was bad, I disconnected it and the car would
start fine when warm and when cold but then again MD/DC/VA winters are
not that cold

On 2/9/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> Okay, comments within, but first things first...What in the heck do you
> think you're doing?? I mean, the cars are apt to be jealous as it is, then
> this announcement->
>
> *****but my 16v has always behaved itself extreamly well and never
> presented me with issues like this.*****
>
> Oh yeah, you'll pay for that one. :)
>
>
>
>  The new thing is
> > that the car will run fantastic and idle all day. However, when the
> > cooling fan kicks on, the engine bogs and runs just a little rough.
> > Voltage drops, but with the current guage, it's hard to tell exactly
> > how much. So there is a massive electrical drian somewhere and I was
> > wondering if the main pump could draw enough to cuase this?
>
> OKay, is it possible that there is a voltage regulator problem? The Cabby
> did this prior to the new v.r.. That fan seems to draw quite a bit anyway.
>
> >
> > Oh yea, one other thing. Cold starts are no propblem at all. However,
> > once the car (and everything else) is good and warm, the car is
> > harder to start). Sometimes while trying to start, it's like the
> > battery is low, the starter is bearly turning over the motor.
> > However, when cold, there is no issue at all. Any thoughts here?
>
> Seems to me a bad accumulator acts like this, but someone else can confirm
> that. I suppose a heat related resistance issue could do that too.
>
> > Sorry for all the questions,  So I'm
> > at a bit of a loss.
> >
> >
> Sounds like me all the time!
> Cathy
>
>
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