

| Subject: | Re: Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator? |
| From: | kenneth d lewis |
| Date: | Wed, 9 Dec 1998 06:41:48 EST |
Randy; Installing a permanent fuel pressure gauge is not that hard. I mounted the gauge on the chassis in the engine compartment i.e. not on the engine due to vibrations. I used the small flexible hose used to hook up oil pressure gauges. The first gauge I installed failed due to the rapid,minute variations in fuel pressure. It wore out. An oil filled gauge might have helped here but instead I added a cutoff valve inline with the new gauge. It is convenient to periodically check the regulator and injector leak down. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe On Wed, 9 Dec 1998 00:45:59 -0800 Randolph Feuerriegel <RFeuerriegel@BC.SYMPATICO.CA> writes: >Hi everyone. > >I have a question regarding pressure regulators & fuel pumps. As they >age, as in the original part, do they become less effective in colder >weather? >A few mornings now with temperatures around 2 Cel to 5 Cel and damp, >my >motor cranks, fires, and stalls. Have to keep on the throttle until it >warms up a bit, then fine all day. Feels like the engine is starved >for >fuel. I can hear the fuel pump click on, throttle switch clicks and in >spec., temp sensor 2 reads ok, oxy sensor working, but as this point >not >online. Any ideas. Thanks again. >-- >R.Feuerriegel >88 syncro > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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