Marshall, This problem has existed ever since you have owned the car, right? The engine was replaced, so the hard parts are technically new, but what about those sensors? I'm a cheap ass, and if the crank or cam sensor worked on the old engine, I would reuse the sensors to save some bucks. I wonder if you replaced the cam sensor first, because it is actually held directly on the engine, (heat) you may be able to eliminate your problems. The crank sensor is stuck in the side of the bell housing, and would take longer to really heat up, I would do that one next. At the very least, you could rule those out as suspect in your troubleshooting. Tom On Thu, 5 May 2005 21:37:16 -0300 "Darkpaw Timberwuf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This certainly sounds like a tricky one, and I suspect may end up > coming down to something small in the electrical system like a bad > ground or loose wiring in the ignition or surrounding > systems...suspect > that there is some kind of raise in resistance in a circuit when it > is > warm, and this is causing ignition problems. > > Being that it's a '99, what are the OBD-II codes? If it's > misfiring, > then it will throw a code for each cylinder that misfires. This > could > help narrow down the location of where to look next. > > Cheers. > > -DP > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marshall Ryan > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] Hard Starting > > > I am the second owner of the car, the engine has been replaced once > not > sure how many miles ago I have put 40,000 on it since I have owned > it, > there is no unusall smoke when it starts. Oil is changed every 3k to > 4k > miles and mostly interstate driven not much in town driving. It has > had > the problem the whole 40k miles I have owned it and has done it in > winter and summer. It will happen if the car is driven 10 miles or > 100 > but not when it is driven a few blocks it seems like it must make it > up > to full temp and stay a while. When I first took it to my mechanic > he > hooked it up to his machine and said everything was fine. Then he > changed oil,fuel filter, air filter, new plugs and o2 sensor, next > day > after driving it from work I took it there let it sit for 10 mins > and he > > hooked it all back up to computer and it acted up but found nothing > > wrong. He did fuel pressure check then and was ok. He kept > overnight > and ran tests again when it was cold everything was good. Car always > > starts fine when hot or cold but not in between. Its turns over > fine > and trys to start (fires) and then eventually it will mis like crazy > and > > then starighten out and run fine. The mechanic has not charged me a > > dime for any of this so far, I have been going to him for my major > work > for years. Dealer does routine maintence on this car and they have > told > > me 3 times there is nothing wrong with it. > > Marshall > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Give the gift of life to a sick child. > Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' > http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/46t0lB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
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