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1993ka24det 04-12-2013 04:04 PM

Engine doesn't want to start sometimes
 
Most of the time I get in and it starts right up. But about once a day, it won't start. It will crank and crank, about a min later it will start up. As soon as it starts, its fine and drives good. It has spark and smells like fuel. I'm thinking some kind of senor. I've looked around for an answer, but haven't found any.

supercooper 04-14-2013 03:11 PM

My 92 does the exact same thing sometimes, but mine is due to a bad wire on my J&S black box....
does temperature seem to affect it at all?

1993ka24det 04-14-2013 05:49 PM

Not really, I does it at night (40 Deg F) and during the Day (80 Deg F). But if the engine has been started in the last 2 hour, then I have no problem.

Cxmoney 04-14-2013 06:34 PM

hm. check all of your spark plug connections. when things heat up, they expand and when they are cold, they contract. after the car is warmed up the connections will be on point, but once cooled off, they might be just far enough away to not start.

I had this issue before and I changed the plugs and wires, and never had the issue again, so I guess that wouldn't be hard to try.

1993ka24det 04-14-2013 10:43 PM


Originally Posted by Cxmoney (Post 1001013)
hm. check all of your spark plug connections. when things heat up, they expand and when they are cold, they contract. after the car is warmed up the connections will be on point, but once cooled off, they might be just far enough away to not start.

I had this issue before and I changed the plugs and wires, and never had the issue again, so I guess that wouldn't be hard to try.

I will try something out tomorrow, I just need the car to hold out until the engine swap

Vilko 04-19-2013 11:12 PM

Do you ocassionally get a pop noise when moving your key to the 'ON' position before you have trouble starting your car? If so, it seems a couple of people on here have a similar problem, including me.

damir130 04-20-2013 03:49 AM

Check if the ECU is throwing any cells, in my case it was a borked CAS.


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