Its possible that you have a bad alternator/voltage regulator. An under volt condition would force the demise of the old battery, and could affect the ignition... -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daniel Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:47 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Cold running problem and battery Dear group, I've posted here a few times about a cold running problem I would have where the car would backfire slightly when first started and driven a few hundred feet...Well four days ago my battery died(it was over 6yrs old) I replaced the battery and since then I have not had a single backfire or any other problems I encountered when cold. Is this something strange or could a weak/dying battery cause the problems I was having? feel free to chime in. Thanks! Danny 4160 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 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/