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<x-charset iso-8859-1>I'm not as technically knowledgeable as all the people in this group, but I will offer this, every time my cold star valve got plugged in (new mechanic didn't know NOT to plug it in), my car would flood. My local VW awesome mechanic that I found 9 years ago told me I did not need it! He told me they very rarely work. It gets cold her, light snow and freezing temps but I still have never needed it. Take care, Pamela '73 Squareback, Bessie, Daily Driver!!! Prescott Valley, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Legault" <one-pioneer@home.com> To: "Type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: [T3] Cold Start Question? > This early fall I tested and reconnected my cold start valve for the really > cold days here in Omaha . I removed the temp sensor stuck it in the freezer > checked the resistance, found it very low like 30 ohms. I let it warm up and > it was up around 2500 ohms. (If I remember right). I the removed the CSV > attached it to a large glass jar and shorted its temp lead to ground. I > turned over the starter and it gave a nice mist of fuel while cranking. I > assumed all was well. Not so. > A couple weeks ago when it got cold my wife couldn't start the car. When I > got home I couldn't either. I pulled the CSV. Connector, and after some > more cranking, it started. Apparently it was flooded. > Is the injector worn out? I don't understand that, as it doesn't get used > much compared to a cylinder injector. > Any input hear beyond Bentley? Or better still do I even need it? > Cheers > Peter Legault > 73 SB > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>