If your car doesn't start quickly and your cranking continues, then the cold start will spray fuel for 7 to 8 seconds if you stay on the key. The TTS switch will heat up and should shut it off in 7 to 8 seconds. That's what it does if everything is good. If it's longer than that I would replaced the TTS switch. If you keep cranking on the engine you will normally flood the car. John Hervey www.specialTauto.com -----Original Message----- From: gzapf [mailto:x86Daddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 2:47 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Cold Start Valve - how long does it go? How long is the Cold Start valve supposed to shoot fuel? Is it a second, or something more like 15 seconds? My PO installed a momentary button to activate the Cold Start valve, but I think they were doing so to compensate for another warm-up problem... not because the activation based on the thermo-time switch was deficient... As it stands, in order to cold start, I have to manually tap this button periodically during the first 10-20 seconds after start-up, otherwise it dies. If I attach the original electrical connector to the cold start valve, the engine still starts, but sputters out within a few seconds. Is there a way to test if this is the warm up regulator or something? Thanks, --Greg #2894 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/