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Justin & AlexZ: it is hard to start no matter what temprature it is. seems a bit harder the longer it has been sitting, not related to outside air temp (i'm in WAY southern New Mexico) I came up with the "small bits of fluid in the cylinder theory" by adding up the following symptoms: small touch of smoke (no odor) when it is started after sitting for more than 24 hours, small exterior oil and coolant leakge observed (not enough to need to add either one, just enough to be visible), old car that was given to me for free and all the gaskets i have tripped over so far have been dried out and slightly leaking, runs VERY well once it has started, ether makes it puff smoke (no odor) then it will usually start on the next try, plugs look clean all the time, changing to hotter plugs helped it start easier.... thats what i added up. sounds like a small leak to me.
Both the fuel accumulator and the thermotime switch were checked by the mechanic, including the wiring to the thermotime switch (he also made sure it was the correct switch for this climate/altitude). The relay the mechanic put in to trigger the fifth injector fixed the problem till the relay got toasted (fell off it's clamp, was belly up when it rained hard, filled up with water, i didnt see it, tried to start car, relay has been a dead object since then, not surprising :) ). The mechanic can find no apparant reason why it doesnt start, except that it wants a bit more gas when starting, hence the (fried) relay... He tested all the fuel lines etc for pinhole leaks or pressure problems, nothing. Checked the fuel pumps to be sure the pressure was right, made sure the ignitoin electronics were working correctly. He did not tear it down to check for small leak because i couldnt afford it (it's on my list) but he says it's quite possible, given the condition of the various gaskets he and i have replaced. And it does run very nicely once it starts...
So i guess i'm going outside to wire the fifth injector to a toggle switch and see if that helps it.
:)
Thank you :)
Delphine
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