Date:         Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:59:32 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel question
Comments: To: Berry <augrad65@MONT.MINDSPRING.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Berry wrote:
>
> Thanks to all who responded to my diesel question (slow starting when hot).
> The Vanagon is back in the shop today to have a new cold start cable installed
> which was ordered when the rebuilt injector pump was installed.  Injectors
> will be checked, so maybe the problem will be solved.  I'll report the results
> when I get it back next week.
> James Berry
> Pike Rd, Alabama

James,
If you haven't heard this already....
If your diesel has been starting OK without benefit of the cold-start
cable, then the timing was set "wrong" for normal running. This would
give you the hot-start problem you encountered. The cold-start setting
changes the "normal" timing to improve the cold-start characteristics.
Just have your mech hook up the cable and time it correctly and you
should be fine.
Larry