I have a 3.5L 96 ES and last year it started to cause problems when cold starting, at minus 5 C or colder. The colder the worse it was. The only way to start it was to crank the hell out of it with the accelerator matted. I have since then used the dealer installed block heater and there is no problem. I am sure it is a senser that reads the coolant temp and adjustst the choke (or doesn't as seems to be the case. There is no problem when warm. Maybe next year I will take it in. We have had a warm winter her in Alberta so it hasn't been a real problem. I asked the dealer to look at it but he said that i would need to leave it overnight on a cold night for them to see what the problem is. I will do it one day.
Let me know what you find out. Jim --- In [email protected], "Nathan E. Pralle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the insight, Mike. > > > I would probably hit up the shop manual and get the > > OEM block heater if it were me. That or run 70/30 > > It's not a matter of the coolant freezing, just a matter of the engine being > too cold to start. It's probably a tuning thing or something, but this seems > the less-troubleshooting-filled fix. :) > > Nathan > Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
