On Sun, 2011-06-05 at 09:37 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:

> Temp II, almost for sure then.

Thanks, Don.

Stupid thing. I already replaced it once, about four years ago. What's
up with that part? Lousy design?

-- RJS

>
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Additional possibly useful bit of information, below.
>
>         On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 15:58 -0700, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>         > Mellow Yellow (1.9L) and I are having a disagreement.
>         >
>         > First start of the day, not even terribly cold, like in the
>         40's
>         > (Fahrenheit), Mellow Yellow does not feel like starting. The
>         starter
>         > turns, but the engine only catches half-heartedly.
>         >
>         > Flubada-flubada . . . <dies>.
>         >
>         > Crank again, give it a little gas.
>         >
>         > Flubada, <half-hearted "vroom", dies>
>         >
>         > Crank again . . . catches, weakly, give it some gas, it revs
>         a bit,
>         > but resentfully, doesn't want to idle, then finally gets the
>         idea.
>         >
>         > From that point on, throughout the day, the engine starts on
>         the first
>         > touch of the starter.
>
>         The Temp 2 sensor has been suggested, and I have one coming
>         from Bus
>         Depot.
>
>         Additional bit of information: the exhaust smells quite rich
>         during the
>         short period when the engine is struggling to catch. Phew.
>
>         -- RJS
>
>