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Date:         Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:10:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trouble starting after sitting awhile?
Comments: To: Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <44C618D0.3060609@cybertrails.com>
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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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