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Old 04-15-2009, 11:28 AM
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Well I had to go to my shitty probation today and after i got done i went to start my car and it would not start!! so i was like WTF tried it again..no luck...3 time was a charm...fired right up. no code or nothing and ive had no more trouble out of it. any ideas???
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was it cranking, but not actually starting?
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probably a bad Dizzy. next time it don't start check for spark and fuel. see why its not starting. sounds like a dead dizzy. don't trust it it will leave u stranded lol. it will start when it wants to.
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Originally Posted by TravisCadello
probably a bad Dizzy. next time it don't start check for spark and fuel. see why its not starting. sounds like a dead dizzy. don't trust it it will leave u stranded lol. it will start when it wants to.
true words there! can you remember if you heard your fuel pump priming? give the spark plugs a clean or get new ones and clean the rotor and terminals in the dizzy cap
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will do...thx for the help fellas!!
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sounds like the ignition coil is about to take a ****.
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http://autorepair.about.com/od/engin..._hot_start.htm
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Originally Posted by TravisCadello
probably a bad Dizzy. next time it don't start check for spark and fuel. see why its not starting. sounds like a dead dizzy. don't trust it it will leave u stranded lol. it will start when it wants to.
yup....either this or bad starter
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