CS5000 Hard Starting - Reost with correct User name

[Zsolt]

----- Original Message -----
From: Zsolt <zed123 at telusplanet.net>
To: Burl Vibert <blur at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: CS5000 Hard Starting - Reost with correct User name


> I just bought an '88 Olympic Edition Quattro before Christamas. The car is
> in excellent shape, only has a 140,000km, (that's less then 90,00-mi) all
> original, even including the set of Continental snow tires that came with
> it.
>
> I have the same starting problem described below. I'm going to try the gas
> pedal trick see if it makes any difference.
>
> When I bought it I took the car down to my friendly neighborhood Audi
> garage, and they put it on the scope adjusted the fuel mixture, etc, and
> were trying to tell me the starting is normal. Hah, this is my 4th Audi,
my
> other quattro an 86 5k starts even in -30 without any hesitation.
>
> Anyway, I hope we can figure out what it is. I also noticed a strong
> gasoline smell when I first start it.
>
> Zsolt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Burl Vibert <blur at sympatico.ca>
> To: <Dtb2253 at cs.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: CS5000 Hard Starting - Reost with correct User name
>
>
> >
> >
> > Dtb2253 at cs.com wrote:
> >
> > > I acquired an 88 CS5000 Turbo a few months ago. I love it, except the
> hard
> > > starting was really beginning to bug me. Lately is had gotten to the
> point
> > > that almost every single time I needed to start, cold or hot, it would
> act
> > > up. Once started it runs fine. I've read many suggestions in this list
> on
> > > this topic, but its so darn cold here now I haven't gotten around to
> doing
> > > anything. Anyway, one day I decided to try something different. Part
> > > throttle, no throttle, half throttle and full throttle all yielded
about
> the
> > > same results. I then tried lifting up on the gas pedal while starting.
> WORKS
> > > GREAT!!. Has started every time, immediately, for the past 2 weeks in
> > > everything from my garage to -8 degrees F outside. I know this
solution
> > > suggests something else must be amiss. Just wondering if anyone else
has
> had
> > > similar experience or suggestions on what to look for.
> >
> > I would suggest that the throttle cable is not adjusted correctly and
the
> > throttle is not quite closing and making the closed throttle switch.
> >
> > Burl Vibert
> > 1987 5000CSTQ
> > Kingston, Ontario
> >
>