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  1. tequilaiam

    Hard starting CUCV's

    Should this be in the FAQ? Last month I got my 09 starting perfectly by addressing this. I didn't see any evidence of fuel leaking but with clear tubes I found where air was getting in (through the switch). I plugged it with a screw and some seal-all but same result. Now it starts on the...
  2. tequilaiam

    Hard starting CUCV's

    the air bleeder or water drain? I noticed the TM drawing shows a seal for the air bleeder which mine doesn't have. I wrapped some teflon tape around the threads for good measure and it seems OK. The air leak is deifnately under the hood. I used tygon clear fuel tubing for all the replacement...
  3. tequilaiam

    Hard starting CUCV's

    None? I had various 1/4 ratchet swivels and u-joints trying to get the hoseclamp on the IP intake. After I dropped one on the engine I was fishing around for it and realized that I could get my hand back there. But I may have spoke to soon about that fixing the hard-start. It came back...
  4. tequilaiam

    Hard starting CUCV's

    To throw in my $0.02: I had hard starting issues that seemed to relate to temperature. The real culprit was air getting into the fuel system. Cranking a bit then cracking the bleeder on the filter housing got it started. After replacing all the rubber fuel lines under the hood I found the...
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