could be a short in the ignition where you put the key and turn. saturns start with just a short turn. don't need to hold and crank.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [SPOC] Hard Starts..why? > Hey Neil, > > I changed everything except the fuel filter. The car > still has a short amount of coverage left on it so if > the pump goes out soon I'll be cool. They have to fix > a few things on the car I found and I guess I'll have > them check that out. The funny thing is that they told > me they did all the needed maint. work and fully > inspected the car before it hit the lot. It was so > well inspected the PCV valve was in need of > replacement. I guess I get that fuel filter changed > after I get the car back. > > > Dale > > > --- RoadRunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With a used vehicle I would also replace your fuel > > filter as well as > > other maintenance items. I know when I got some bad > > gas and fouled up my > > fuel filter I had lots of problems including hard > > starts. That or fuel > > pump might be on it's way out. If you have the > > ability to get a pressure > > gauge on the test port of the fuel rail and see if > > you are getting low > > pressure during the hard starts. Since after it > > starts it's ok then I > > don't think we're looking at plugs. > > > > Neil > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Behalf Of Dale adkins > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 1:27 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [SPOC] Hard Starts..why? > > > > > > OK, > > > > I hope someone can help me on this one. 97 SC2. > > Every > > so often I just will not start on the first crank or > > takes forever. Doesn't matter if it's hot or cold. > > If > > it doesn't start the first time it fires right up on > > the next. I changed the plugs and wires hoping this > > would correct the problem, but it has not. I also > > gapped the plugs to spec. The parts store only had > > Autolites plugs in stock...do the Saturns just not > > like these plugs? Anything else on this car that > > could > > cause that or is there just something picky I don't > > know about? I've only been a Saturn owner goning on > > 2 > > weeks now, so I'm in the dark right now. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Dale > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners > > Database. > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an > > e-mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in > > the message text, > > "Unsubscribe spoc". > > > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners > > Database. > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an > > e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any > > subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe > spoc". > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc". > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc".
