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1992 GTI - starting problem



 
 
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Old September 30th 04, 07:10 AM
Tobin Fricke
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Default 1992 GTI - starting problem

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004, Ingo Braune wrote:

> Question is: Were the stereo, lights and what-not still working while he
> tried to engage the starter?


Yes, everything was still working. I'm pretty confident it's the
well-known "heat soak" problem (consistent with being a '92 automatic).
The car reliably doesn't start when hot, but will then reliably start
after 10-20 minutes.

tobin

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