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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 07:08 AM
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tpi cold start vavle

The shop manual says to wire this into the starter solenoid, can I instead wire it into my key or accossory power?
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Old Jul 5, 2001 | 04:02 PM
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Car: '92 Z28; Dk Teal; Her Pkg
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Transmission: Richmond 6 Spd
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", Detroit Locker, 3.70
The cold start injector should only be powered during engine crank. The "start" power goes through a thermal / delay switch, mounted at the front of the intake manifold, which turns off after a period of time, if cranking time is excessive, and turns on only below a certain coolant temperature.

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Old Jul 6, 2001 | 06:41 AM
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engine crank, that would make sense. That way its only getting power during startup. Thanks tim you've been a big help. Your the man! later ken

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