Re: [DML] Rough day on the Rally

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

Dom,

I felt the same when I first got here. I was told to be proud of my 
humility. :)

You are exactly correct sir, if you unplug the power plug from the 
CPR, it will power the cold start valve. In fact, when the key is 
in "run" the valve squirts continuously! So be careful if you do it. 
Unplug it as soon as the car starts. (This has me jumping around like 
a frog on a hot rock) or, still quickly if it doesn't start or you'll 
flood out.

The power plug for the CPR is just to power the heating element 
inside the regulator as I understand. It has ground (power) all the 
time the key is on as opposed to the cold start plug which only gets 
a ground when the thermal switch in the thermostat cap is cold enough.

Cheers,

Rich

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dom Diaz" <dom_diaz@xxxx> wrote:
> I had this same exact problem with shifting. It was the slave 
cylinder, 
> tricky to get to. You mention changing the clutch assembly, 
checking the 
> master cylinder, and having a stainless steel line but nothing 
about slave 
> cyclinder. I'd be willing to be it was that. Especillay if problem 
is 
> intermittent.
> 
> Hot start, did you 'really' wait for it to cool down? These cars 
take a long 
> time to do so. I would guess accumulator, relay, fuel pump - in 
that order. 
> You don't mention if you tried to jumper the fuel pump, did you? I 
had an 
> eletrical power issue to the fuel pump. I once heard a trick for 
checking 
> the hot start problem. It involved removing plug from the CPR (I 
THINK! LOOK 
> THIS UP IN THE ARCHIVE) and pluggin it into the cold start valve. 
Whatever 
> the specifics, it worked for me and I knew it was the accumulator. 
(Then you