Paul, Cold start valves very seldom goes out. Most of the time they just need unclogging to fix them. I have only see one bad in 7 or 8 years but I have had a lot of people wanting to buy a new one. On the other hand TTS goes out or more often but again the system can be checked very easy. Sound's to me like the starter needs replacing. John Hervey www.specialtauto,.com -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sweetp01569 Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:47 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Finicky start issue I replaced my cold start valve a couple of days ago, because I had to crank the car more than several times to start it when cold. It seemed to fix it, but this morning, the car started right up, took it down the street about a mile to the post office, turned the car off. When I started it after dropping off my letter, it took several cranks to start it again. However, the car started fine a few other times today so far. So I'm not sure what is happening, and why is starts instantly sometimes (cold or hot), but then after turning it over several times this morning. Could it be the thermotime switch? I haven't replaced that yet. Thanks, Paul 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/