Your symptoms would indicate the classic hard hot start problem. The fuel system is not holding rest pressure. Posssible causes include a bad fuel accumulater, bad or missing check valve on the fuel pump, or a leaking valve in the fuel mixture unit. Start by switching the plugs on the contol pressure regulater and the cold start valve to start the motor when hot. As soon as it starts switch the plugs back! If this works then next remove the return hose from the accumulater and see if fuel comes out from the accumulater. If it does then replace the accumulater and that should fix it right up. Next most likely is the check valve on the fuel pump and least likely is the metering unit. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Lance Haslewood <lanceh@xxxx> wrote: > I read with interest Bobby Mims 'chared wire' problem. I have a starting > problem, too. When cold, the car starts beautifully, but when hot, it > sometimes doesn't want to start at all. When it does finally crank over, > the engine sounds like it's running on one or two cylinders, then gradually > it pick-ups and runs OK. In trying to isolate the problem, I've replaced > the coil, condenser and also run injector cleaning products with the fuel. > > Recently I bought a can of Instant Start and sprayed some of it into the > throttle body which seemed to help in getting the engine started, but I > think the problem is elsewhere. If it were a chared wire, then I'd > probably encounter starting problems when the engine is cold also. A > little embarrassing at times when people are watching and the 'D' won't start!! > > Recently I checked the fuel pump wiring while sourcing another problem > which turned out to be damaged to the wiring harness inside the centre console. > > Would appreciate any ideas or possible solutions. > > Lance > Australia