

| Subject: | Re: Van dies when cold |
| From: | Chris Smith |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:02:02 -0500 |
>> >> The problem is that when the van is cold (overnight) and you start it it >> will stall and not idle. It feels like the engine is not being fuel >> enriched. I changed the coolant temperature sensor and checked the >> connections to the computer. Didn't help. The idle stabilizer appears to >> be working. It hums and the van runs and idles fine once it warms up. A >> friend thought it could be the computer and lent me one that we knew was >> good. Still didn't fix the problem. Finally I figured that it had to be >> the idle stabilizer control unit. We replaced it with a known good >> control unit. I have checked all the wiring and I have good connections >> everywhere. I don't know what else there is to check. Any suggestions? Greg, it sounds like a problem with the cold start injector. Make sure the connections are good, you can even pull it out, and hold it into a clean glass jar. When you try to start it cold, it suold squirt a bit of raw gas into the system. Good Luck.
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