Date:         Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:17:54 PST
Reply-To:     "robot ." <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "robot ." <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bad Cold Start Valve?????
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YEP! Change the cold start injector. Happened to my engine outa my 81 Westy
(living in my 83 at the present time). Swapped it with a good injector,
problem (scarey one that it  is) went away.


tim


>Hey all:
>
>Smelling gas back in the engine compartment, I looked and found that
>the two short pieces of fuel hose leading to the cold start valve were
>drenched in gas and there was gas on the top of the block.  I've
>replaced the short fuel hose pieces, but the problem has reoccurred,
>though it doesn't seem to happen when the electrical connector to the
>thermo-time switch is disconnected.
>
>It seems the next step is to replace the cold start valve, as I'm
>guessing that that's the part that's leaking, but these things are
>expen$ive.  Anybody have any other thoughts?
>
>TIA.
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>Tom Young                      tomyoung1@home.com
>Lafayette, CA 94549        '81 Vanagon
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