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Subject:Cold Start Problems...
From:Jesse and Monica Johnson
Date:Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:12:40 -0500

Hey All,
Since the cold has moved in... I am having problems starting when cold.
The Van will start on the first crank. But then It has a tendency to
stall. Then when i try to start it again... it won't. It is definitely
getting too much fuel. If i let it set for like 5 min. and then start
it. No problems...but it smokes for the first min. or two until it
starts to warm up. The smoke is from to much fuel. I stuck my sniffer
in the smoke and it is definitely a rich running situation.
So my question is...what should i look for? Once warm.. no problems.
SInce my 89 has a heated oxygen sensor...does the sensor kick in right
away? Or is it open loop for a while until it kicks in? Only other
thought i had was maybe a leaking injector... but that would cause more
problems when it's warm outside and I did not have any problems then.
Hmmmmmm...
Any help would be great,
thanks much,
jesse
89 carat

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