You *may* have a bad thermo-time switch but you definately have a problem with your "Rest Pressure". That is the pressure that is held for a while to restart a warm engine. It is kept up by the accumulator but it can be lost quickly if you have a bad fuel pump check valve or a leaky Primary Pressure Regulator. I would go ahead and replace the accumulator. If you still have the problem then get a new check valve and replace the "O" rings in the pressure regulator. Be careful not to change the setting. That should fix your hot-start problem. I would not think the thermo-time switch is a problem but it is easy to test. Doing the plug-swap confirmed the problem with the rest pressure. Generaly if the thermo-time switch is a problem it makes the car hard to start when cold but I guess it can fail "on" where it would make the motor over-rich when starting warm-hot. Easy test. On a warm motor pull the plug to the cold start valve and see if there is any power when warm-hot and cranking. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pilot25dmc@... wrote: > > Hi Dan > > I found with my car that the thermotime and the accumulator was bad. > > When I tried to start the car from hot I could smell petrol which ment that > the thermotime was telling the cold start valve to pump more petrol into > the engine than was required or so I was told. I was also told the thermotime > hardly ever breaks down but I have seen a few problems with them from o 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/