I'm waving my white flag (long)

[Devang Mistry]

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regarding this:
>The car idles high on startup - sometimes over 2K on cold mornings and the=
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> does not want to start up when it finally gets warm.  Cold starting is no=
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>problem but shut it off after the temp gauge gets above the first mark and=
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>it sputters and usually dies on restart. I usually just leave it running i=
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> I am going to run into a store for a second or two to save the frustratio=
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> and embarrassment.  Sound like an ISV?

I had the opposite problem, the car would sputter and not start during the =
cold, run fine while warm, it was the dual temp sensor. there's readings th=
at the sensor gives out while cold or hot in ohms, there's ranges, I don't =
know what they are, in my case the readings were wrong while the car was wa=
rmed up and in your case while cold... just a thought, it could be other th=
ings. I can't say I've experienced anything to the degree of what you did o=
n that road while driving, but maybe there's some comfort in knowing that s=
imilar things with gauges and electronics has happened to me, and its amazi=
ng how the problems fix themselves sometimes.
Devang M
91 100.
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