Re: Takes a long time to start after sitting in the cold weather ---
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Originally Posted by Paul Workman
...And, if nobody told you, you want to hold the switch in the START position for almost another second after it fires to let the motor rpm start coming up. This avoids backfires which tend to blow hoses off the MAP and the Fuel Pressure Regulator (for starters) at the very least, or rupture diaphrams in said parts (rare, but happens). This trick might avoid a plenum pull to re-connect a vacuum hose. Just sayin...
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Good info. I had not heard this before. Thanks, Paul.
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