Re: Cold Start Problem

[Nathan Belo <belo@eskimo.com>]

On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:

> >Do I need a cold start
> >valve?  After start up it runs a little rough and will occasionally die.
> 
> Are you sure that you don't have a vacume leak? With the car warm and 
> Idling pull the dipstick does the car stumble?  If you pull off the oil 
> cap does it die?  If not start looking for the vac leak.
> 
> Later!
> 
> 
> Eric Fletcher
> '87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
> St. Louis, MO
> 
> STEADIRIC@aol.com
> 
> 
> 
The car dies when I pull the dip stick out.  I guess there is no vacuum
leak.  How do I know whether or not it is the cold start valve and not the
thermo time switch?  I have to crank the key about 7 times to start it
cold.

Nathan Belo
Seattle, WA
'88 90 Q
QCUSA
NWRQC

PIR bound 10/18/96