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> Is pumping the gas pedal necessary to start a FI engine? My > car starts fine in the morning. I drive about 35 minutes, > stop for coffee, go to restart and it takes quite a bit of > turning. I've tried to pump the pedal. It doesn't seem to > want to start. Is my fuel pump suspect? Where should I begin > troubleshooting? I would suspect your Cold Start Valve. I had this problem with both of my cars, and a lot of people on the list have had this problem also. It would hard start after driving awhile parking and trying to restarting. I removed the fuel hose to the cold start and haven't had a problem since. However, if it just won't start cold, I usually have to turn the key on an off a few times to pressurize the system. Jason Smith 71 Square FI AT 72 Fasty FI AT(at the crossroads) http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/vw.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org