hard cold starting, solved on my 86 5ktq!

[blarson at Zeiss.com]

Ti was right!  I put on a new (used) cold start valve and the car starts
perfectly (after the air got purged out of the cold start valve fuel line
the first time).  Thanks for the help Ti, and maybe this will other people
having cold starting problems.
Thanks,
Brian


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