Thanks for the reply David T My DMC vin 20020 Always started instantly and I mean so instantly that I could'nt hear the starter cranking, without holding down the acc pedal 1/4 and anyhow I tried it and it still did'nt start I took off the cold start valve and held it while someone turned the start key and it sprayed a nice wide pattern. I had recently replaced the dist cap,rotor.spark plugs and ignition wiring.and the engine runs beautifully but i still have to hit the ign key two times to start.The second time it starts instantly like it used to on the first try. It seems the problem is elsewhere. I suspect the CPR. This is a great Newsgroup for DMC owners and Ive learned a lot here Thank you all. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/