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Subject:Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:56:42 -0500

Air colded Vanagons do have a cold start injector.
The 2.1L 86-91 (digifant) does not.  I don't  no about
The 83-85 Digijet?

Craig Oda wrote:

>Does the vanagon waterboxer have a cold-start valve, or is the
>increase in fuel controlled purely by the ECU?  I know that there is a
>Temp I sensor in the AFM and a Temp II sensor connected to the
>thermostat, but I've never been able to find a fifth injector that
>dumps extra fuel into the system when cold.  I've assumed that this
>was handled by some type of timer related to the ECU (for the first 20
>seconds, there is a richer fuel/air mixture pumped into the system).
>
>Sorry, I'm not being more helpful with Anthony's problem on the air-cooled..
>
>-- Craig
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>On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:21:37 -0800, Anthony Zygmunt <tzygmunt@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>Last winter I did not have any problem.
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>>This winter when arount 20 degrees F, It takes 2 to 3
>>times to start (about 10 seconds each try), but it
>>starts, and runs fine.
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>>Below that temp, and I can't get it to start.  It does
>>not seem to even fire.  No smell of gas.
>>
>>Gas line not frozen, BA6 heater works fine.
>>
>>Bad cold start valve?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Tony Zygmunt
>>
>>
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