cold start time injector switch, first start of the morning is a rough one Options

[brianforster]

so art and i were talking and we both seem to have the same problem, the first start of a morning when its not really cold or not really hot and the car seems to bog out, maybe requiring 2 or 3 cranks and then from then on during the day it fires up first time.

has anyone else ever experienced this with their swap?

art thinks (and i agree) that it is the cold start time injector switch, but that is an 80 dollar replacement from toyota, so if anyone else has had this problem or has any other ideas, id like to hear them.

[6gsillyca]

Alright I know this is a silly question but, how do you take the sensor out? I hot the harness plug out but dont know how to remove the sensor itself. Does just the plastic base unscrew or does the metal nut attached underneath the plastic base unscrew? If it is the metal nut, how do you get a wernch/socket in that tiny space?

Also what is that little metal "hook" that is right next to the sensors. It is bolted to the engine. It is in the middle/right half of the pic. Can I take this out? I find it hard to fit my fat hands into that small space with that "hook" thing there.