RE: [DML] Another hard starting case

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brandon, Normally what is called Hot start is a small fuel leak down which
can happen anywhere in the fuel system. The time just depends on how bad the
leak is.
John Hervey
www.specialtauto.com





-----Original Message-----
From: Payne [mailto:bpayne@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:36 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DML] Another hard starting case


I just developed a similar problem and couldn't figure out why.  If I leave
the car for more than 3 hours, it will be difficult to start.  Especially
overnight, I have to crank it for a long time.  Yet if I come back in a few
minutes to an hour or so it will start immediately.

I think I have found the problem though.  I was examining the plug that
connects to the cold start valve.  It has always been bent over rather
sharply and I noticed the rubber was cracked above the plastic plug.  The
wire insulation had separated as well and two wires were pulled apart.  A
similar problem developed on the plug that goes to my idle speed motor.  So
far I haven't heard of this happening to anyone else, but you may want to
see if this is causing your problem.  Someone else on this list can probably
tell you an easy way to test this, I don't want to steer you wrong.

Brandon Payne
2975
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dani B" <5n-@xxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: [DML] Another hard starting case


> I slowly developed a hard starting problem. The car will start fine if
> I drive it, and turn it off "hot", and minutes or an hour later go
> back
> to start it again. The problem is when I leave it overnight, and come
> back to it at 5 after work-my habbit is to turn the key on and let the
> pump start up, then crank. It takes me a few tries where I have to
> stop cranking after about 10 seconds, usually when I let the key go
> and stop cranking I will hear the engine turn over a few cylinders and
> cut off. Then I'll crank again and the engine will slowly turn over
> and run. It always starts eventually, but this is an annoying problem
> and seems to slowly be getting worse. Any ideas? Dani B. #5003
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