Trouble starting
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From: Dallas (Richardson), TX, USA
Trouble starting See my sig for car details. It has about 65k miles on it. I've noticed lately that sometimes it doesn't want to start up without me stepping on the gas. Once it starts it doesn't have any problems - no sluggishness, no power loss, no idle problems, etc. It just needs a touch of the gas to start sometimes.
Some useful information not in my sig:
1) The air filter is clean (3k miles max)
2) Fuel filter has about 10k miles on it.
3) Plugs are stock.
4) The car ran about 5k miles after headers were installed without a tune.
Do you think the plugs are fouled by running with the headers and no tune, perhaps? Any other ideas?
Some useful information not in my sig:
1) The air filter is clean (3k miles max)
2) Fuel filter has about 10k miles on it.
3) Plugs are stock.
4) The car ran about 5k miles after headers were installed without a tune.
Do you think the plugs are fouled by running with the headers and no tune, perhaps? Any other ideas?
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Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Reno, NV
Maybe too obvious, but when was the last time you replaced your fuel filter? Air filter? Have you recently cleaned the intake path from the air filter to the TB? All air intake ducting tight?
If fuel filter is new, is there a screen in the tank that also can be cleaned? Sorry, I don't have an F-body. Have you checked the fuel pressure just after turning on the key? Again, sorry. I don't know what it should be.
Could it be spark related? Maybe a weak coil?
Those are the items I would check. Let us know what you find out...
If fuel filter is new, is there a screen in the tank that also can be cleaned? Sorry, I don't have an F-body. Have you checked the fuel pressure just after turning on the key? Again, sorry. I don't know what it should be.
Could it be spark related? Maybe a weak coil?
Those are the items I would check. Let us know what you find out...
Originally Posted by Gauge
See my sig for car details. It has about 65k miles on it. I've noticed lately that sometimes it doesn't want to start up without me stepping on the gas. Once it starts it doesn't have any problems - no sluggishness, no power loss, no idle problems, etc. It just needs a touch of the gas to start sometimes.
Some useful information not in my sig:
1) The air filter is clean (3k miles max)
2) Fuel filter has about 10k miles on it.
3) Plugs are stock.
4) The car ran about 5k miles after headers were installed without a tune.
Do you think the plugs are fouled by running with the headers and no tune, perhaps? Any other ideas?
Some useful information not in my sig:
1) The air filter is clean (3k miles max)
2) Fuel filter has about 10k miles on it.
3) Plugs are stock.
4) The car ran about 5k miles after headers were installed without a tune.
Do you think the plugs are fouled by running with the headers and no tune, perhaps? Any other ideas?
