> It's the "cold start knob" - I'm told it changes the amount of fuel or =
> timing of fuel as it goes into injector to help the engine going when it's =
> cold.  Mine's busted - went to the dealer and cable is expensive (don't =
> remember how much), but I live in California so I haven't needed it all =
> winter.  I think in a Rabbit it came out about 2 inches - hard to remember =
> back that far!
>
> Donna, 1982 Diesel, run the commute with her this morning

I had a turbodiesel Quantum with one of these cold start knobs. Actually it
was more of an integrated part of the dashboard rather than a free standing
knob like on the Vanagon. Someone destroyed this cold start knob in the
process of stealing the stereo. I lived in an area where it went below
freezing in the winter and it always started fine without the use of the
cold start knob.

Zach Kaplan