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Re: hate my CIS. . . (archive)
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Posted by Ed Walker on May 14, 2000 at 15:53:37:

In Reply to: hate my CIS. . . posted by Alan on May 14, 2000 at 00:30:06:

: -2 My cold start jet doesn't fire. It always used to, in fact, that used to be all that fired. Could the car fire over without it, or does it need to give it the first kick to lift the baffle plate?

Your car should start without the cold start valve working. How easily it will start is dependent on the engine temp and ambient air temp. Cold engine on a hot day starts easily; warm engine on a cold day starts fairly easily; cold engine on a cold day will require a lot of cranking. I've started my 323i in -10 deg C (5 deg F) with an inoperative valve, though it took about 11 attempts in a row.

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