[Vwdiesel] Cold starting with bad compression

[Smith, Michael]

I am an absolute diesel newbie, so take this FWIW, but twice this week I had
to boost my "new" 1986 Golf.
IT has a new big battery in it and was rolling over quick enough to start
any gas engine.  A quick boost with my Pathfinder
and it started within 10 seconds.  Just that extra few RPM in rolling over
speed seemed to make all the difference.

Car is back in the shop, so I haven't done ANY testing yet AFA GP's,
compression, etc. so I don't know the real state of the engine, but
the speed at which it rolls over seemed to make a huge difference in getting
it started.

Both days it was -15*C -> -20 *C......I think it would start on it's own
down to about -10*C (just a guess)

Mike in NB

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [SMTP:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of James Hansen
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:13 PM
> To:	vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject:	RE: [Vwdiesel] Cold starting with bad compression
> 
> you are absolutely correct Andrew.
> My 89 Jetta td when I sold it had 550000kms and still started to -25C
> first
> try.  Only change from stock was timing a tad advanced, and break pressure
> an extra 10 bar higher.  Compression was way off already, but mileage was
> good, oil consumption less than a liter between changes.  It also lived
> the
> italian tuneup.  regular oil changes with rotella T 15-40 in sumer, 0-40
> in
> winter.
> I think atomization has a lot to do with it, but cranking speed also has a
> lot to do as well.  faster cranking speeds give a higher combustion space
> temp when starting.
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:14 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Cold starting with bad compression
> 
> 
> I have heard it said by many people that if the compression is bad on a vw
> diesel it will never start in the cold.  I think that glow plugs are
> essential,
> but many volks ignore injectors, which may have as much to do with it as
> compression.  I recently redid the injectors in my 86 n/a jetta (managed
> to
> crack
> the injector bosses in the process due to corrosion).  I did lots of
> thinking
> about repair, and then finally decided to try to torque the new injectors
> in
> there anyway.  They've held for 2 days so far.  Before installing the
> rebuilt
> injectors, I did a compression check.  280, 320, 420, 320.  How about that
> for
> s**tty.  Poor little engine has 295,000 miles on it.  The blowby is
> impressive.
>  Even without piching the vent hose, the loosened oil filler cap will
> dance
> around nicely.  I'm wondering when I get the excitement of a runaway (I
> hope
> my
> wife isn't driving).  Anyway, this morning it was 16°F and I went out and
> vroom, she started right up with no block heater.  when the glowplugs
> cycled
> off
> she wobbled, but came out of it fine.  I want to see the single digits,
> and
> give her a try.  Glow is key, and atomization is key.
> Andrew
> 
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