I have now replaced the plug wires with an 8mm set.  This seems to have
solved the problem, but it has only been 4 days, so I will let you know if
the problem shows up again.  We have had heavy fog the last 2 days and so I
am very hopeful that the problem is fixed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Edmund Shotwell
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Daily First Start Hard

I have a second problem.
Every day the first time I start my 86 GL it is hard to get it to fire. The
more moisture in the air the harder it is to get going.  But after it does
start, I don't have any more hard starts all day.  Even after it sits at
work for several hours.

What happens the first time each day is I have to crank it for 1 to 3
minutes and then just as I let go of the key it will turn over once.  Then I
crank it with the gas pedal down and it usually fires up within another
minute or so.  The rest of the day it starts within 10 seconds.  I have made
sure everything is plugged in in the engine compartment, and I have replaced
the cap and rotor, and the plugs. but still the hard start in the morning.
Today I had to give up as it did not start after fifteen minutes of trying.