hard cold starting

[Ti Kan]

blarson at zeiss.com writes:
> I have been having the same problem with my 1986 5ktq, and I have been
> thinking about retrofitting a thermo time switch from an earlier car for
> the cold start valve operation.

That would be a gross band-aid.  The turbo's ECU activates the cold
start valve when needed.  Assuming that the ECU is good (it would
sort of have to be if the car runs at all), then you're only down
to just the cold start valve itself and the coolant temp sender to check.

Hacking a thermo-time switch in there would be much more work, and
you introduce yet another variable.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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