On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, zolo wrote: > I can only think of the temperature sensor that is located on the > left side on #3 cylider. It is small and only one wire is there that > sends messages, or false messages, to the brain. If this is like the temp sensor on the aircooled ones, there are two ways it can fail. If it fails shorted, you'll have trouble starting the engine cold (it will be too lean.) I suspect that's not the case if the plugs are wet. If it fails open, the engine will run very rich. It'll start fine, but will flood out and die once it gets warm. A quick test on the aircooled motors, with a cold engine, was to disconnect the connector and see if the engine would start. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "...we're not getting the creeps who knocked the |___/ buildings down. We're getting the creeps whose address we know." -- Maureen Dowd |
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