Can't start cold except for clutch start.

[Holdfast]

First of all I'd like to apologise to those who gave me mail. I've been slack and haven't visited for awhile so sorry about that.


I’m having problems starting my manual VL in the morning and when she cools down.

This is what happens:

She turns over and nearly starts but won’t, sometimes there’s like delayed ignition (pre ignition). So I roll her down the hill and clutch start. No problems at all and I go screaming off. She runs like a charm, no missing or anything like that.

If I run her until operating temp I can turn her off and then she’ll restart but if she cools down then no way will she start.

I’ve left her sometimes so that the bonnet gets all the afternoon sun and she will start.

Here’s what I’ve done:

Replaced the battery

Replaced the Power Transistor

Replaced the Fuel filter.

Replaced the Coolant Temperature Sensor.

I’ve checked the codes on the control module but they seem ok.


Now I’m asking for some guidance because I just don’t know what to do.

Regards Holdfast

[tropical^fish]

checked the idle adjustment on the throttle body?

[stevegunn]

Had the same problem in my old VL. swapped a few relays around in the engine bay and problem gone.
Cant remember much more than that, it was a while ago