'91 200TQ - hard starting (still)
Bart Oleksy
barto at nait.ab.ca
Wed Feb 11 15:34:14 EST 2004
This has been an ongoing problem for quite a while now, where the car
will start like a shot if you just turned it off, but the longer it
sits, the longer it takes to start. It turns over just fine, but take a
while to 'catch', and will stall if I don't keep giving it gas. After
about a minute, it's completely fine and drives nicely.
The fuel pump check-valve has been replaced and I've even had the
(noisy) old fuel pump replaced with a new one.
What other things should be checked as possible culprits? One mechanic
had me trying a 'better quality' of gasoline (from Petro-Canada vs.
Husky or the grocery store stations) but there's been no difference
since I switched over 2 months ago either. another suggestion was
something to do with the injectors, and a different mechanic thought the
spark plug gaps should be checked, although I expect that won't be the
problem somehow.
I'd appreciate any ideas you people might have on this for the next time
I bring it in...thanks!
Bart
'91 200TQ
'86 CGT
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