[Vwdiesel] Occasional hard starting ...

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I'm not familiar with your '95 Getta, but I had a similar problem with a '81 pick up, high mileage. I had recently switched to a different, cheaper fuel additive (Powerstroke from Wal Mart) and started having to crank for long periods to get her running. Turns out the front seal on the pump was shrunk by this additive, so pump would lose its prime. Switch to different additive and all was OK, never had problem again. I know a lot of people use power stroke diesel additive with good results, but I had problems.  
With such high mileage, your problem could be caused by other major faults such as lack of compression, or lousey injectors, but I always go for the simple things first and work up to engine rebuild as a last resort. Good luck.
 
Bob in the Entire State
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:37:06 -0400
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Occasional hard starting ...


I don't know if its just the fact that she finally rolled over 300K, but lately 
its been hard to start.  The symptoms are the same as if the glow plugs aren't 
working, but they are.  Sometimes you have to run the starter for 10-15 seconds, 
most other times, it'll fire instantly.  The only thing I can really think of is 
the check valves at the tank.  Any other ideas ??  Battery's practically new ... 
I am just at a loss of what it could be.

95 Getta, 1.9TD
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