Difficult cold starting

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Village Idiots
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Difficult cold starting

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My injection Scala chucked its timing belt off. As a result I had the head rebuilt. Now runs great but is very reluctant to start when cold, no problem when hot. 5th injector is working OK. Any ideas?


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Re: Difficult cold starting

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Does opening the throttle upon cranking help or is it the same?


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Re: Difficult cold starting

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Car's not at home, I'll visit it and try!


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Re: Difficult cold starting

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Hi Blakey, makes no difference.


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