Do what I used to do when I owned my 79 Audi 5000 Diesel with bad compression.
 Carry a long extention cord and plug into the outlet by the door of the
office building!!!

I have had my 82 Westy Diesel for 5 years now.  The cold start knob must
be out when below 30 degrees.  She will turn over but very rough running
until I pull that out.  So I always pull it out first.  My manual says to
pull first, Jetta D must be different injection pump??  Or different opinion
of the guy who wrote that manual?

Bryan

-- Original Message --

>My '89 Jetta diesel manual (do people read these things?) says not to pull
>the cold start handle until after it starts--it is just a fast idle control
>to eliminate the vibrations.  Maybe the Vanagon is different, but the Jetta
>cranks slower with the handle out and doesn't  want to start this way.

>I
>understand the no. 1 cold start problem is crapped up injectors (assuming
>your glow plugs are working).  Having the correct oil viscosity helps it
>to
>crank faster.  Block heaters work, but what do you do when your car has
>to
>sit for 8 or 9 hours at work with no 110V to plug in the block heater?
>
>                                                   Jay
>

Bryan Belman
Pt. Pleasant, NJ
90 Audi 200
82 Vanagon Diesel Westfalia
70 Type 1

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