PLEASE....Help me figure out what is going on!!
Everyonce in a while, the teg wont start on the first, or even second crank..
like its not getting gas, or enough juice from battery...
and what else is weird, is that it seems to do it more often when parked on an incline(front up)...now maybe this has nothing to do with it, but it does this with both full and empty tank.

anyway...what could be causing my car not not start right up right away...and i really only realize it at work (where i am parked on an incline)...i dont notice this at all at home, or at my other job...so is it the incline?...i dunno...im baffled

any ideas are appreciated!!!

TIA




[Modified by skunkintegra, 5:05 PM 11/23/2002]

 

what year?? if its old check the spark plugs to see if they r clean and not corroded...if not, then check the battery wiring etc

 

my car does this only when it is cold outside and htere is very little gas in the tank. sometimes the key has to be turned longer than necessary to get the engine going but nothing too drastic that i would worry about. Sometimes if you do not holdin the clutch enough you will find that the car starts and then stalls immediately. Probably comes down to how early it is in the morning for me and how co-hesive my brain is at 5 am because that's what time i go to work. BUT like I said earlier I wouldn't worry too much if it still starts up an the secodn try without any complications.

 

97 gsr with 54,435 mile on it....i will check the plugs!!!

 

Any suggestions for a good spark plug?

 

it might be ur fuel pump

 

if it only does it on an incline then i would say its the fuel delivery system (pump/lines) thats causing the problem. Bad spark/HT wires/distributor are not effected by the incline of the car, whereas fuel lines or the pump/fuel filter may be.

 

That's what I'm thinking. Low fuel level also cause that problem. Also check your battery.

 

Check your fuel pump. Though if it was that it should be doing it more than just when you are inclined. How much fuel do you have in the tank.

 

yes, my car doesnt start right away, only when it is low on fuel. As for good plugs, just get copper replacements of the oem platinum.

 

how many miles do you have? when was the last time you replaced your spark plugs or ignition parts?

 

my suggestion: before cranking engine, let the CEL go off.

 

water in the gas tank?