The air cooled Vanagons have a cold start valve but not the wasserboxers. Mike
Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > Anthony Kimmons wrote: > >> ...I can start it once, but only for a few seconds, then it dies and >> won't restart again. > > > A (wild) guess... > > I think some fuel injected engines have a separate injector that adds a > squirt of additional fuel at start-up. Is the Vanagon like this? > > If yes, could be a failure in the injectors, either electrical or from > the long sit and all you're getting is that squirt. > > Geo H > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006 > |
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