Okay, thought I had the cold start issue solved by cleaning the contacts
to the Temp 2 sensor, but the van is being stubborn again.

I just got a replacement sensor from the depot of buses so I'll bang it
in and see if it helps.

Question: what if the connector on the cable that connects to the sensor
is knackered? (1.9L). It's an unusual-looking locking two-pin unit that
I wonder is replaceable by anyone that solders.

-- RJS

>
> At  6/3/2011 03:58 PM,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.
> >
> > From that point on, throughout the day, the engine starts on the first
> >touch of the starter.
> >
> >(It's the Temp II sensor, isn't it? It's always the Temp II sensor.)
> >--
> >Rocky J Squirrel
>