Fuel + heat + timing = combustion.  I would check all 4 glow plugs for
proper operation.  If they are good, check the pump timing.

Mike Snow
Camp Pendleton, California
1982 Westfalia 1.6TD
1983 ASI 1.6D

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Grenon, Jerome
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 5:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: cold start problem

hi!

since 2-3 week, my west is hard to start when the engine is cold. it do that
half of the time. sometime, it seem to start very easy , but it stall
suddenly and when i try a second time it's long (holding key about 5-6
seconds) and after 4 or 5 try, it finally start (and doing a lot of diesel
smoke!)

can somebody help me?  note that it's a diesel engine from a 92 golf