

| Subject: | Re: Cold Start Unsolved: Help |
| From: | Marshall Ruskin |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Aug 1999 08:30:20 -0500 |
Have you tested the van with a known good ecu? Marshall Ruskin >My cold start problems are still unsolved on my 91 Carat 2.1L. As I mentioned >in last weeks post, I replaced the Temp 2 sensor and adjusted the throttle >switch properly, replaced plugs, distrib cap and rotor cleaned (only 25K miles >and like-new) , idle stabilizer selenoid removed, cleaned and verified as >functional, new battery, new oxygen sensor, Air Flow Meter cap popped and >resistive trace cleaned. So, yesterday I removed and sanded all the male >connector contacts I could find in the engine compartment including the engine >ground strap and coated them with dielectric grease before plugging back >together. All to no avail... At a cold start, starter turns over and the engine >barely begins to catch after one or two tries (the starter is fine). It rises to idle >after about 2-3 seconds but will shut off if I touch the pedel. I have to feather >the pedel to keep it running and hesitation occurs until I drive a few miles and >everything warms up. Again, after warm-up, no start problems and the van runs >great. >So, listees, I need your help to try and figure this one out before I go to the >dealer and spend $$$. A friend suggested that I drill out the cap on the throttle >body and adjust the CO screw underneath. What do You think of this course >of action. Also, does anyone know what the vacuum pressure should be at idle >(mine reads 10 PSI). All help is appreciated. TIA. >Rob Lebo >York, PA >
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