Ferrari Mailing List: Re: K-jetronic FI on QV cars

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

I wrote (and pressed 'send' too quickly):

> I have heard stories of the US cars idling really high (>2000rpm) when 
> first started cold.  

This is supposedly to heat the catalytic converter and the lambda sensor.  My 
car has neither.

rick


--- On Thu, 12/11/08, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Ferrari] K-jetronic FI on QV cars
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 3:21 PM
> Hey Gang,
> 
> On your QV 3x8s and Mondials, does the idle speed run high
> at start-up?  I have heard stories of the US cars idling
> really high (>2000rpm) when first started cold.  Every
> book I have read on K-Jetronic discussed the cold start
> injector and the additional air valve to raise cold idle
> speed.  My Euro. QV has none of that behavior.  First
> start-up or after a long run, engine cold, hot or in
> between, it idles at 1000rpm.  Should it have a higher idle
> speed when cold?
> 
> What I'm asking is whether the cold start circuit in my
> car is working properly.  It starts flawlessly but has no
> increase in idle speed at all.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> rick
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