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4th gen startig REALLy bad in the mornings

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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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Default 4th gen startig REALLy bad in the mornings

I have a 93 and in the morning for the first start, I get REALLY lazy starts.
I thought it was my old battery, it was a 5yr red top optima.
It took me 2 cranks to get the car started.
So I bought a new red top optima thinking my old red top went bad.

I can start the car in one crank now, but the start is still lazy.
What could be the problem?
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 01:27 AM
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I got the same problem on my car
Not sure what it is and never really looked into it.
But could be ur starter motor? egnition switch? Spark plugs? lol
i'm just guessing though
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 01:51 AM
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try spark plugs...when was the last time you changed your spark plugs?
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 03:51 AM
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how are you on gas
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 05:37 AM
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a tune up wouldnt hurt, if you havent gotten one for a while...
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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mileage is good,
odomoter is inaccurate since I did not recalibrate it to the new wehhl size.
reset the ECU and the mileage numbers went up.
I'll look into the plugs.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 07:07 PM
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it might be your main relay. get that checked out.
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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How do I inspect the main relay?
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