Re: [DML] Re: hard starting when cold?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Oops -- turned around wrong way. Remember: this is a european car --
switches grounds, not supply. Cold start valve receives 12v whenever
starter engaged. Thermal time switch opens & closes ground.

Ensure 12v into valve on white/red wire as starter turns.

Just run 12v into valve from jump start post and ground to the block.
If valve pumps, know you've got a bad thermal time switch (or wiring
to it bad).

Sorry about cold start tube. Totally forgot valve bolted to top of the
thing. Am hazard to myself sometimes...

Oh, re-read "no pump attached to fuel delivery system" statement. What
I meant to say was "no ACCELERATOR pump attached to fuel delivery
system". Of course is a big electric one...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 9/29/03 4:19:11 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>
> Based on this information i assume either:
> 1. cold start valve may have voltage but isn't grounding. where is the 
> ground and how do i test it with a meter?
> 2. cold start valve internal actuator or whatever is in there is
permanantly 
> stalled and won't move to allow gas thru when receiving power.
> 3. thermotime switch isn't putting out proper signal voltage to cold
start 
> valve. is 4 volts all it needs?
>