Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:16:29 -0800 From: cabroneus_maximusnopsamo.com Subject: Re: Sluggish when engine is warming up
me too! 87 900T Walt Kienzle wrote: > Now that the weather is getting cold here (in Illinois) I have noticed that > the acceleration becomes very weak at a point when the temperature gage just > starts to move off of the "cold" stop. The turbo boost gage reads in the > yellow range even when I am not accelerating. After a minute or two > (usually after waiting for a stop light) everything is fine again. > > I figured that there is a temperature sensor for the LH-Jetronic fuel > injection, and my Haynes manual confirms this. Because the problem only > happens for a brief period, I don't think I could successfully test the > temperature sensor. Has anyone experienced this problem and found that this > temperature sensor was the solution? The Haynes manual says "The [Bosch > LH-Jetronic] coolant temperature sensor is screwed into the inlet manifold > flange on the rear of the cylinder head." Maybe I don't speak British very > well, but to me that could be just about anywhere on the upper rear of the > engine. Any help in identifying this part would also be appreciated. > > Walt Kienzle > 1991 9000T