Starting Problem

Brett Dikeman quattro at frank.mercea.net
Sun Nov 30 21:21:06 PST 2008


On Nov 30, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Mark R wrote:

> Probably have an air leak.  The 3mm allen screw is the bypass air.   
> This was
> used to compensate for the leak... the problem is that this screw is  
> really
> designed to modify CO for emissions purposes.  So when you're fixed,  
> that
> will need to be readjusted.


Another possibility- as seen with Glen's old 4000 turbo-conversion  
track car, a wrench can be used to 'bump' the metering plate if it has  
become stuck, I seem to recall.  Wasn't that the only way they could  
get it to start at LRP one year when it was burning fuel like crazy?

Brett


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