lately its been cold. i dont think its gone above freezing for the past week or two....
my car (92 16v gti--111k) seemed to be doing fine with the cold starts (a few in the single digits), up until this weekend (and now every cold start since). i went to start my car (air temp read 2 degrees) and although it started right up, i had zero revving capabilities. it idled as smooth as always, but flooring it would do nothing. it felt alot like the timing was WAAY retarded. eventually i could get a little bit out of it, and once it warmed up, everything worked okay. power still seemed to be down a *little* (sometimes i feel a few very apparent flat spots) but thats not my main concern. gas mileage seems to be poor as well...only around 22-24mpg when it shouold be at 26-28. as a side note, the day i started at 2 degrees, my coolant was so cold and lost so much volume that it was below the coolant sensor. (once it warmed up it was fine) like i said, ive had this problem with every cold start (all below ~25 degrees) since. everything happens the same. i looked at my bently, and im still pretty puzzled. the fact that it goes away when the car is warm would seem suggest something with the cold start system, but the fact that my car starts right up on the first crank, and idles smooth makes me think otherwise. (could the temp sensor be the culprit here?) perhaps the extreme cold is messing with something mechanical, like the fuel plunger or something. i dunno. one thing that might be of interest is the fact that i have (AFAIK) the stock grounding cables. i actually have big 4 gauge cables from my old car, but ive been too lazy to put them in. perhaps i should. as usual, any/all input is appreciated. thanks, ben randolph 92 16v gti _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
