RE: [DML] hard start

["John Hervey" <john@xxxx>]

Jonas, Check the cold start valve to see if it's firing fuel when your
cranking. If you do it to much ( one or two trys) to start you will flood
the engine. You can take the cold start valve off with a 5mm allen wrench
and put it in a clear glass container and try to start the engine ( just a
bump or two ) and see if it fired any gas. If it didn't then the TTS switch
may be unplugged or bad or the CSV may be bad.
John Hervey
www.specialTauto.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Jonas P [mailto:Delorean3543@xxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 11:07 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] hard start


About a week ago my 1981, auto tranny, vin 3543, with 23,000 miles
developed a hard start problem when when the engine is cold. It is
taking as long 3 to 5 minuntes to get her going. Its then takes about
2 minuntes of warming up befor it is ready to run well. I got this
car about a year ago after the last owner let it sit for 10 years,(so
I was told) at that time it had 12,000 miles, this is my daily
driver. After alot of parts and updates it had the same hard start
problem it has now. How ever it seemed to "fix its self" so to speak
after 5 or 6 weeks. Well its back again, a motor head friend of mine
thinks it is a problem with the mixture and that it is running rich.
Any input on how to fix this would be great, Thanks in advance
Jonas
vin 3543



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