Re: [DML] Hard start issue?

[Todd Nelson <tan5732@xxxxxxx>]

Stefan,

6 years is pretty new, especially for a part that rarely fails.  The easiest 
thing to do is test it with a continuity tester.  If you know the coolant 
temp is below 95 F, then there should be continuity between the TTS and the 
ground.  I have also heard that some people will use teflon tape to help 
seal the connection between the TTS and the water pump housing.  While this 
is normally a good idea for threaded fittings where water is trying to be 
contained, the TTS gets it's ground through its threaded connection to the 
water pump, so if this is shielded by a non conductor like teflon tape, that 
could cause it to not function.  I'm assuming you were not the owner of the 
car when the part was replaced, so we don't know how it was installed.

Let us know what happens,
Todd Nelson,
1561, Vermont


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stefan diklich" <stefandmc@xxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Hard start issue?


> THanks todd, i will try your suggestion, but my thermotime switch was 
> replaced in 1999, could it be defaulty?
>
> Todd Nelson <tan5732@xxxxxxx> wrote:Hey, I just had this exact problem 
> with my car a few weeks ago. It finally
> turned out to be a bad Thermo-Time Switch. This is the temperature switch
> that tells the cold start valve to fire when the coolant is 95 F or below.
> As a temporary workaround until I can get the new switch I manually ground
> the cold start valve by putting a jumper from the blue-black wire on the 
> TTS
> connector to a good ground, like the intake. This will force the cold 
> start
> valve to fire even if the coolant is not 95 F or below. If this works, by 
> a
> new switch, all the vendors have them for around $30. It's located on the
> left side of the water pump housing.
>
> Todd Nelson,
> 1561, Vermont
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "stefandmc"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:19 PM
> Subject: [DML] Hard start issue?



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