Re[2]: Cold Start Systems

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

...although, the cold start system *could* have been just a marketing item. 
 The extra system is very simple, very inexpensive (for mass production) 
and *could* have been just a pacifier to the carburetor/choke generation.  
Remember, FI was relatively new back then and people's doubts needed to be 
eased, silly as it may seem now.  I would not discount marketing as it is a 
powerful business motivator ($$) -- reasons don't always come from 
engineering necessity (or logic).
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L

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Subject: Re: Cold Start Systems
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    1/15/97 10:36 AM


The cold start system is switched to come on only when the air is like 5F or
lower.  Why would anyone disconnect it?  It WONT come on if its too warm.
The cars may start well without it but it may help a bit too...VW has a reason 
for everything.