The cold start lever o-ring is a 2 hour driveway job.  The parts are
probably less than $5.  Let me know if you have to do it.  I just replaced
mine last month.

Mike Snow

>
> Thanks Mike, good to hear this might not be too big of an issue.  For what
> it's
> worth, pulling the cold start lever is a Herculean task - although I don't
> know
> if it's the cable or the injector - haven't tried pulling it in the back.
> But I
> know that's the side of the pump that's dirty - I'll get out my manuals,
> search
> the archives, and see what comes next.  Regards, John
>