

| 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 > > >On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:21:37 -0800, Anthony Zygmunt <tzygmunt@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>Last winter I did not have any problem. >> >>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. >> >>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 >> >> >>__________________________________ >>Do you Yahoo!? >>The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? >>http://my.yahoo.com >> >> >> > > > >
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