[V8] Cold start problemo

[CB&D, LLC]

Too many Chevrolets and not enough Audi.  Sorry for the bad info.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:00 PM
To: CB&D, LLC; @V8 list
Subject: RE: [V8] Cold start problemo


I think the V8 ECU has to see engine turning to activate the fuel
pump.  I
know that's the case with my 200q20v.


At 06:21 PM 12/6/2005 -0500, CB&D, LLC wrote:
>An easy check for fuel pressure bleed down is to cycle the key "on"
>for 10 seconds 2 or 3 times, before turning to "start" this allows
>the fuel pump to cycle a few times and rebuild pressure.  If it
>fires right up then there is a good chance it's  loosing fuel
>pressure.  Could be FPR or check valves.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On
>Behalf
>Of Kneale Brownson
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:14 PM
>To: Ingo Rautenberg; dsaad at icehouse.net; v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [V8] Cold start problemo
>
>
>When V8 #1 needed a new FPR,  it had to crank long enough for the
>fuel pump
>to repressurize the system, which took several seconds, if I
>remember
>correctly.