No start when cold - latest news...

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Richard Bouchard, Nov 21, 2003.

  1. Remember me? "No start under 5 degrees C unless plugged all night"...

    I had tested everything electrical component and my mechanic replaced a
    faulty check valve last week, but I still can't start when it's cold
    (not even freezing yet...). Most people in the group tended too agree
    that it was likely the cold start injector was at cause... only problem
    is LH-Jetronic 2.2 doesn't have a cold start injector! Yesterday my
    mechanic suggested a vaccum leak through the head gasket. I thought it
    wasn't making much sense but my Haynes clearly mention this as a
    possible cause of my problem. Vacuum leak could also be elsewhere
    though: oil fill cap, dipstick, hoses, conduct...

    My questions are :

    -Is this diagnostic realistic?
    -Could I have cause this leak by driving on compression a little too
    often (I love to use the engine brake to slow down ;))?
    -Although the cost of having the head gasket is reasonable, is it
    something I could easily do? At this time of the year, I would have to
    rent a garage and be on my own if I happened to goof: no car to go to
    the auto part store, etc... ?(it happened before: I took the driving
    shaft of to replace the central support bearing. The bearing they had
    sold me turned out to be the wrong size! It's late, I nedd the car in
    the morning and I don't have transportation to go back to the god**m
    part store).

    Thanks again for your help!

    Richard Bouchard.
     
    Richard Bouchard, Nov 21, 2003
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