Re: Cold Start valve commonly bad?

[Michael Eck <meck@ptd.net>]

Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:
>         My question is this - has anyone had a cold start valve go bad in
> that it leaks too much fuel into the intake?  I'll check it further later
> to see if this is really the problem.  Right now, it is too coooooold to
> work outside.

Mine's not bad, but it's disconnected and the 5K starts better than ever
until it goes below 10 degrees (as it has been all this week in the
northeast). I think my thermo-time switch may be causing the CSV to fire
too long causing a lot of stumbling after starting.

Which leads me to a question... What might my Audi's problem be since it
starts so well without the CSV?

Michael Eck
86 5KCSTQ   182K
88 GTI 16V  40K and parked for the winter!