Motor dies after first start

Al streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com
Mon Dec 2 08:58:02 PST 2013


Plain old 80 4 cyl

On 12/1/2013 2:17 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
> 4 or 5 cyl?  alternatively, 80 or 80q?
>
> On 12/1/2013 1:19 AM, Al wrote:
>> When I start the car (1990 80) for the first time, it runs for about 5
>> seconds and Stops.
>> When I try again, it takes 5-10 seconds before it fires, then increases
>> RPMs  slowly with rough running. To me it seems like it has too much 
>> gas.
>>   After the engine warms  up, no problems. I've pulled the codes and
>> they are 4-4-4-4.
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> I put on new filter a couple of weeks ago, but this problem has been
>> bugging me for a long time.
>>
>> Question? I live in a tropical environment, temps are never below 65, so
>> do I really need a cold start injector? Can I disconnect it?
>>
>> My past problem with my instrument panel lights has been fixed. I
>> cleaned all screw terminals and lugs for ground wires. I found what was
>> causing my license plate lights from not lighting, broken wires in
>> trunk. I fixed them with solder and shrink sleeving.
>>
>> Happy Holidays to all.
>>
>> Al
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