Re: 90Q20V Cold Start Problem

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Gary Boyd say:

> My 1990 90Q20V stalls after the firt the cold start in the morning. Car
> runs for a minute then the RPM drop and it stalls. Second start the car
> runs then RPM drop, a little gas, all is well. Start to drive and the
> car bucks a bit the, all is well. By the time I get to the first stop
> sign 1/2 mile away, the RPM drops to about 500 the up again.
> I cleaned the ISV, still have the same trouble. I run Sunoco 94, and use
> the Audi gas additive every 4 tanks of fuel. Ideas? A new ISV is abour
> 300$CDN. Car has 238,000km.

Angela's 90Q20V did this for a while. A new fuel pump and filter
made it go away for a while. I suspect it was the filter being clogged.

Try a new filter. Cheap and easy. These engines are touchy about
fuel pressure and delivery volume.

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