Re: My 86 5KCST passed 100,000, checkup time?

[Peter Tracy <pgt@ekbos.com>]

>>  
>>  From: "Lyndon Camidge M&L-KB" <lcamidge@MADGE.COM>
>>  Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 18:36:04 +0100
>>  Subject: Re: My 86 5KCST passed 100,000, checkup time?
>>  
>>  Preston,
>>  
>>  >Things I've noticed:  The car has NO problem starting cold.  However, if 
>>  I
>>  >run it for an hour or so, then park it for like an hour or so, and try 
>>  and
>>  >start it again....NIGHTMARE.  The thing turns over and turns over and 
>>  only
>>  >starts when I really play with the gas pedal.  This problem has 
>>  developed
>>  >in recent months (say past 2 months).  Ideas?
>>  
>>  
>>  Sounds to Me typical symptoms produced by Leaking Injectors:-   I had 
>>  this 
>>  Problem with one of My earlier Cars (Sorry Guys it was a VW Scirocco GTI) 
>>  
I had this happen on my '90 200 a couple of years ago and the cause wasn't the injectors. In that case, it was a check valve in the fuel pump that fixed it.