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Re: Cold Start 320i

On Fri, 9 Dec 1994 owner-bmw-digest@domain.elided wrote:

> From: chrisp@domain.elided (Christopher A. Pawlowicz)

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> 
> This morning the temperature was around -10C (uhh.. 15F ?) and when
> I went to start the car nothing happened for a few seconds.
> 
> I turned the key to 'start' and nothing happened. Then a few seconds later
> it started cranking.
> 
> Is it just a relay that is old and tired ? I left my Haynes and my Bosch 
> books at home so I'll have to check them later.
> 

This was the first sign in my 320i that the ignition switch was going 
bad.  It eventually got so bad the car would rarely crank on the first 
try and I would have to jiggle the key to get it to work at all.

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Walt Barie (wgbst4+@domain.elided, barie+@domain.elided)
Graduate Student
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

'79 320i DSP Solo II car
'80 528i

Of course what I say in no way reflects the views of the University....
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