[Vwdiesel] Occasional hard starting ...

Chris Geiser cfgmail at direcway.com
Wed Jul 20 22:06:52 EDT 2005


My vanagon has rusty contacts on the spades going into / out of the GP relay
- once in a while I have to wiggle it to get it to contact and get the GP's
on.  

Getting a test light on the GP bar during one of those "slow start" episodes
is the first thing.  If you're getting current there but it's still not
starting right, then pull the injectors and look down the holes at each
individual plug while cycling to see if each is working.

If alls well there, the start looking at the fuel system.  The stop solenoid
can stick in the "closed" position and prevent starting until maybe cranking
rattles it loose.

Chris



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