Re: Hot starting problem, the final catch 22

["pcsolutions" <pcsolutions@mindspring.com>]

>> Message text written by "pcsolutions"
>> One thing that can be done to ease starts is to
>> cycle the key on for 3 to 4 seconds and off again,
>> repeat this 5 or 6 times.


> Well, I *did* say I need to run it for about 30 seconds to
> get fuel to the injectors. Cycling the key (at a frequency
> determined by how long the pump runs each time) is a
> good temporary way to do that. A better way is to rig a
> switch that runs the pump continuously while depressed,
> as I did on the four-door and will do on the coupe when I
> find the time (anybody seen some time lying around?).
> The sound of the pump deepens when the pressure comes
> up. Jan

I -agree-, wiring in a switch to run the pump manually is a great way
to bypass the insufficient pre-charge time the computer runs the pump
before cranking the engine. Two seconds is often to short to do the
job.  The minimum amount of time for the timer to run the pump should
be at least ten seconds.  I was incuding the method I described for
the other readers of this list who are either unwilling or unable to
do any type of modifications to the existing wiring.

Tim

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