Hard staring in the morning
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Hard staring in the morning
Every morning I have a hard time starting the car. I crank it for a while and nothing happens. I do this repeatedly until it starts to fire up. When it does fire up it usually dies. But once I do get it running and let it warm up it runs great. I can leave the car at work and come back five hours later and it starts up fine. Any ideas what the problem is? I suspect the carburator but would apreciate someones experienced advice. Thanks.
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Yeah, shutup kid.
I drop the pedal to the floor twice, hold in the gas at about 1/4, and then start to crank. It usually starts right up, then I use the choke to let it idle higher til it's warmed up. It's still a bitch to start sometimes though.
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I think there's something mechanically wrong with the car. But maybe I should wait until I finish the tune-up, that may very well fix everything.
Besides that, I can't really complain. I bought the car from an abandoned auto auction for ninety dollars(Strait body and perfect interior)! New plugs and the ATF trick later I drove it home.
Besides that, I can't really complain. I bought the car from an abandoned auto auction for ninety dollars(Strait body and perfect interior)! New plugs and the ATF trick later I drove it home.
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I quickley pump my pedel 6 times and turn it over, usually fires within 3-4 turns. then hold the gas at 2500 rpm till the oil pressure comes up and hold it there for about 10 secs, then it idles perfectly.
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my car is pretty bad in the morning too, mine carb is fucked up right now too, so i just pump mine about 5-7 times and then hold out the choke when starting, and she usually fires right up. its always scary when i have to start my car, the 2 times it didnt start on me freak me out, one time it was cuz of a bad bat. and the next time was a stupid fluke, it wouldnt start when i had the clutch in, but then when i let it out it would start, how wierd is that.
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That sounds like mine. What I do is turn it over real quick without doing anything, pump the gas twice, turn if over again for 2 or 3 seconds, pump the gas twice more then she fires up good. I'm pretty sure why mine doesn't want to start up easy is that I looked through the sight glasses after she had sat a day and the bowls had no gas in them. My fuel pump doesn't run until you atleast turn the engine over. I am pretty sure it's just taking some time getting fuel up there. I had a different carb on there at one point, and it would cold start just fine (well, a cloud of white smoke from excess gas).
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Originally posted by wwjessedo
I crank the engine until it finally try's to start. Once it does that I start pulling the choke accordingly. But I still have to do that a few times.
I crank the engine until it finally try's to start. Once it does that I start pulling the choke accordingly. But I still have to do that a few times.
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Originally posted by RXcetera
Pull out the choke BEFORE you start cranking.
Pull out the choke BEFORE you start cranking.
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