so what do you suggest i could do about my
predicament? i cant seem to really get it started on
warm start ups even if i step on the gas.

--- chris@... wrote:

> the afm will wear out so even if you set the afm
> back to factory specs it
> still may not work,...
>
> also i need to double check this but one of your
> flywheel triggers may be
> going out
>
>
>
>
> Chris
> ---
>
>
> Quoting ryan uy <koberyan87@...>:
>
> >
> > Dear sirs,
> >
> > Good day to you. I own a 1981 628csi(euro) here
> in
> > the Philippines. Its a tropical country for those
> of
> > you who are not familiar with it. Hot and humid
> but
> > the weather is starting to cool for the christmas
> > season.
> >
> > My problem is that the car cranks but wont start.
> > hence giving me too much embarrassment in front of
> my
> > date and the people walking by.
> >
> > what i do is (i accidentally discovered this
> method) i
> > take off the lid of the airflow meter and manually
> > move the needle to the middle of the arc. then i
> ask
> > someone to start it for me and it starts right
> away.
> > Doing this alone is another story. I use a short
> metal
> > cylinder that i wedge against the inside of the
> > airflow meter so as to hold the needle in
> place(middle
> > of the arc).
> >
> > now after all the embarrassment, i thought i
> should do
> > something about it and started tinkering with the
> > mixture and the needle's spring-like coil in the
> > middle. also i turned the screw in the airflow
> meter.
> > the one that allows unmetered air to come in. plus
> the
> > valve that controls the idling.
> >
> > now im confused. i cant get the right mixture and
> i
> > now have emmission problems. i still have my start
> up
> > problems. I sometimes get to start in the morning
> > after about 3 seconds of cranking.
> >
> > help!!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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