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Subject:Re: 1.9 won't start
From:Wesley Pegden
Date:Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:05:23 -0400

I second this.  Also, if the engine ground went really bad, it could
have the same effect on the T2.  That happened to me.
-Wes

don spence wrote:
> Check the T2 sensor and the wires and connector for it, I had a
> similar problem once and the connector had come undone.
>
>
> Mine was also hard to start once warm. Chatted with my mechanic about
> that today. He asked "was I depressing the gas pedal at all?" I said
> no.  He said "try it. Once it's warm the cold start circuit is off.
> You need some airflow for the AFM to signal the injectors to fire."
> Works like a charm now. Starts on the first try hot or cold.
>
>
> On 19-Jul-06, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:59:24 -0700
>> From:    Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
>> Subject: 1.9 won't start
>>
>> I keep on running the engine but it won't start.  No gas smell from
>> the =
>> tail pipe.  Once it started I can go anywhere, but it won't start
>> again. =
>>  Well, it does at great difficulty and after many tries. =20
>> I noticed the coil being hot.
>> Checked all the things visually and all is well.
>> For a few days it helped to plug the idle unit's plugs together.
>> Now, it is worse by the day.
>>
>> Would it be one of the sensors, but which one?
>> What is the your guess?
>> Zoltan
>

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