Start up is where the Temp 2 sensor is most important. Especially for a hot
restart.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Edward Duntz
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Temp sensors

I'm inclined to think that a bad temp sensor for the fuel injection wouldn't
come into play at start-up.

Ed

> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:11:49 -0500
> From: x53gunner@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Temp sensors
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Hey gang,
>   I searched the archives but as you imagine, the title of my post
resulted
> in a plethora of hits most completely unrelated.  I've had my 87 Vanagon
GL
> (2wd) parked for a few months now.  1st; it's parked because it will no
> longer start and ran like, well, I won't cuss here.  On top of that, when
it
> did run, it stranded me a few times.  2nd; I haven't tried to fix it
> becuause I replaced every fuel line, removed and cleaned the gas tank,
> swapped out the injectors, distributor, AFM, ECU, etc..... and I'm
freakin'
> tired of trying so I let it sit and rust in disgust over the whole thing
as
> it will NOT start.  So, after I hit the archives, I'm fairly certain, one
if
> not both of my temp sensors may be the culprit.  Can anyone confirm with
at
> least some certainty that one or both temp sensors, if bad, will result in
> horribly long start times (in excess of one minute of engine rotation),
poor
> off idle hesitation, stuttering, and general overall really poor running?
> Trust me, I want to take all my VW stuff and just burn it all to the
ground
> and yes, that includes the syncro....Yeah, I'm still PO'd.  If I didn't
have
> to fix it, I'd go kick every body panel on that thing with my steel toe
work
> boots...
>
> Thanks,
>
> TJ