It sounds like the car has multiple problems in the fuel system. Until you get a pressure gauge set-up on it and see the pressures under the different conditions you will be guessing as to what to do or replace. Do a though visual check for proper routing and connections of all hoses and wires. Make sure there are no massive vacuum leaks. Knowing the recent history of the car before this all happened might also help like was someone messing around with it and where or maybe the car was sitting for a long time or maybe it ran like cr-p anyway and now there is another problem on top of all the others. Look inside the fuel tank and see if it is full of "dead" fuel and crud. ALL parts are suspected bad until proven good. Start at the fuel tank, that is where most problems begin, evidence of dirt there means it is everywhere and that is the biggest killer. A mixture screw way out of adjustment will cause some of your symptoms, make sure that there is a plug in the housing over it too. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, kkoncelik@xxxx wrote: > OK > here is a problem > Not on my car its for someone else > I think I have an idea what it is so here goes. > > The car will not start cold (or hot for that matter) > When starting the car nothing happens. > The fuel tank has been recently changed out and the fuel does flow and seems > to be working ok ( fuel pump working ) > > If I change the connectors for the cold start fuel injector and energize it > (switch the blue and light green connectors) it starts indicating fuel is > getting in at that point but it does not stay running. > > Assumption the fuel distributor may be sticking a bit. > > Now if I start the car with the wires switched and give it a little gas pedal > (although this really should not help) it stays running some times. The > starting process may need three four or five times to start. > > It runs real rough and sounds like (no pun intended) its not running on all > cylinders. > After maybe 30 seconds to three minutes it begins to clear up and you can hit > the accelerator a bit more and then a bit more. > Then it Revs and the everything is fine and it idles great and you can shut > it off and start it as long as you don't let it set for a few minutes. (five > min. minimum) > Then you repeat the process. > > I haven't had time to run fuel pressures or anything like that but I am > assuming it is possible a sticking fuel distributor. The car does no run a > lot. > > Wires and plugs are old and will be replaced but if they were totally trash > then the car would not start anyway. (Have the parts and plan to rebuild) > > Unlikely water in the distributor cap (Car is in the desert) > > I have eliminated the accumulator as it has been replaced not to long ago and > the problem is more a cold start. > > The fuel pump appears to be working but I really need to do a pressure check. > > The cold start thermal switch is shot, that is a given and why the crossing > of wires works. > > Are there any other thoughts at what may cause this. > It appears to be a fuel starvation situation but then it corrects itself and > purrs like a DeLorean with no stalling or hesitation. That is the confusing > part. Teh above problems all would or should continue to persist no matter > how hot it gets. > > That is where the distributor theory gets shot down. > > thanks > > Ken > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]