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Date:         Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:05:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
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From:         Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 won't start
Comments: To: don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <0BE17512-2853-47F4-AF5D-14A332F3543F@telus.net>
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I second this. Also, if the engine ground went really bad, it could have the same effect on the T2. That happened to me. -Wes

don spence wrote: > Check the T2 sensor and the wires and connector for it, I had a > similar problem once and the connector had come undone. > > > Mine was also hard to start once warm. Chatted with my mechanic about > that today. He asked "was I depressing the gas pedal at all?" I said > no. He said "try it. Once it's warm the cold start circuit is off. > You need some airflow for the AFM to signal the injectors to fire." > Works like a charm now. Starts on the first try hot or cold. > > > On 19-Jul-06, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:59:24 -0700 >> From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> >> Subject: 1.9 won't start >> >> I keep on running the engine but it won't start. No gas smell from >> the = >> tail pipe. Once it started I can go anywhere, but it won't start >> again. = >> Well, it does at great difficulty and after many tries. =20 >> I noticed the coil being hot. >> Checked all the things visually and all is well. >> For a few days it helped to plug the idle unit's plugs together. >> Now, it is worse by the day. >> >> Would it be one of the sensors, but which one? >> What is the your guess? >> Zoltan >


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