I "prime" it sometimes and it starts a ittle easier. The thing is when I bought the car in 1999 it would just jump to life on a half second of cranking.
As far as codes go, I need to pick up a LED and the proper resistor. Perhaps it is time to do this. Thanks, Jesse Francois St-Amand wrote: > > I always found that my old 16v needed to be "primed" a bit before starting > cold. I turn the accessories on and off 3-4 times (you hear the fuel pump > pressurizing the system), then it starts right away. Maybe you can check to > see if you have any engine codes too > > Francois > 91 Jetta GTX -RIP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse T Walz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:10 AM > To: a2list > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Bad fuel accumulator? > > Hi all, > > I have had a weird starting issue for a couple of years now with > my 91 gli. Cold starts take a few seconds of cranking to catch > and then the car will run ruff for a few seconds until I rev it a > bit. Once it clears itself it runs good, accept for a slightly > erratic idle once in a while. If I shut the car down and just > run in to a store real quick the car will start and catch right > away, like bam! It used to be like that for most every start. I > am thinking along the lines of the fuel accumulator, but have not > purchased a FI gauge kit to be able to test fuel system > pressures. BTW, newish (<10K miles) fuel filter. The car is > great once running and pulls strong. No differance with fuel > level in tank. It always starts after a couple of seconds of > cranking, so it was never a big deal. I would like to fix it > though. I have heard of the spring in these accumulators > breaking, but would like to diagnose it before purchaing a new > part. I should just get a FI test kit from Harbor Freight. Has > anyone picked one up from them? Any recomendations on what > features I need? Don't want to break the bank hear. > > Thanks, > Jesse > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
