I'm a bit grumpy right now. Need you guys to tell me if I should be grumpy or not.
Many months ago (back before I started my interior restoration project), I was working through some CIS issues. Got lots of great help and feedback here. In an effort to rule out vacuum leaks, I took the car to a local shop to get a smoke test done. And I had some other unrelated things done at the same time. Of course the conversation progressed to what my problem was (cold start) and they felt certain they could fix it.
Got the car back and it was "fixed". They said they adjusted the idle and mixture. I travel a lot for work so I got the car home and then had to go out of town. I was happy. When I got back in town and got back behind the wheel, I noticed that the fuel pump was running with the ignition on, which is not normal.
I posted on here about it, and John Walker responded that the sensor plate connection on the back side of engine was probably disconnected. It was. I couldn't feel where the wire should plug back into so I left it disconnected for a while. Not a problem because the car has been sidelined while I was redo-ing the interior.
So last night someone posted a different thread asking about the same plug. It has a green connector on it. Aha! That's the same plug as mine! Then someone posted a nice picture. This morning I went out to the garage armed with better info on where the connection goes and I found it and plugged it back it. Turned the key to the on position. No fuel pump running. Bingo! I'm in business.
Then I started the car, and my old CIS cold start problem is back.
Before I get all wound up over this, is it even possible that the fact that the fuel pump running before the car is cranked would "solve" my cold start problem?
You see where I'm going with this, right? Did I pay someone to fix my problem by just unplugging the connector. That is not fixed. That is a band-aid.
I'm not going to post the name of the shop. I'm not trying to jump to conclusions. But from where I sit at this point, it is hard for me to draw any other conclusion.
Am I crazy?
