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January 26, 2011, 09:17:08 pm

Vohaul

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cold start stuck open....
« on: January 26, 2011, 09:17:08 pm »
Hey all,

My cold start handle doesnt go back in...when i try it just "springs" back out....and even when i hold it closed..the idle doesnt decrease......where do i look to unstick it?...(the high idle gets a bit annoying..specially as my exhaust is a bit loose and rattles against a heatshield underneath somewhere at certian rpms:))

on a related note....do you use more fuel if you leave the cold start handle "on"?          oh, 93 jetta  1.9 TD AAZ
 

Thanks

Paul




Reply #1January 26, 2011, 09:53:31 pm

rabbitman

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Re: cold start stuck open....
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2011, 09:53:31 pm »
Look at the other end of the cable and see what's hanging up, you can poke the lever on the IP with a screwdriver to put it back.
'82 Rabbit, I put on a euro vnt-15, 2.25" DP, 2.5" exhaust, the result.....it whistled.

I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
Watch: AGENDA, GRINDING AMERICA DOWN

Reply #2January 26, 2011, 11:54:35 pm

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Re: cold start stuck open....
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2011, 11:54:35 pm »
ya, ill check that on the weekend......i think i might of bent it when i was changing out the glowplugs.........although it did it once before and it eventually became unstuck........

so does it use more fuel.....?


Reply #3January 27, 2011, 02:26:16 am

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Re: cold start stuck open....
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 02:26:16 am »
so does it use more fuel.....?

It's idling higher so I'd say slightly, but of course that's only at idle, at driving RPM the knob has absolutely no effect on anything.
'82 Rabbit, I put on a euro vnt-15, 2.25" DP, 2.5" exhaust, the result.....it whistled.

I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
Watch: AGENDA, GRINDING AMERICA DOWN

 

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