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It Happened Again 850

posted by  someone claiming to be chuck on  Wed Jan 8 05:28 CST 2003 [RELATED]

After a cold snap Sunday night my wife was not able to start her car in the morning. She tried at various times during the day but no luck. This has happened before and it always happens when the weather changes from mild to cold ie. -10 celcius. The last few times it has happened I noticed that the intake hose from the intercooler was colapsing when cranking the engine. The intercooler seemed blocked with ice. The only fix was to remove the intake hose and crank the engine until it started. After a few minutes you could reconnect the hose. This is how I had to start the car this morning. Tonight I'll show the wife this trick.

I've been seriously thinking of bypassing the intercooler with a straight hose for the winter. I don't think the intercooler is needed in the winter.

Does anybody have any thoughts on the subject ? Thanks.






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