RE: Truck won't start when warm....

From: Rick Barnes (barnesrv@attbi.com)
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 13:44:28 EST


I have lost coils before, that is not unusual.
Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tom Byrne
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 12:15 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Truck won't start when warm....

Coils very rarely go. I have never had a coil up and die.
Tom Byrne
84 Charger 2.2 FSP.
89 Shelby Dakota.
99 Neon DOHC Coupe DSP.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:50 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Truck won't start when warm....

>
> Bad Coil?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> B1LLYW@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 10:09 AM
> To: aol@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Truck won't start when warm....
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/16/2003 10:18:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dakota1994@hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> > i've got a big problem. all winter my 94 ran great. now that it has
> > gotten
> >
> > warm, it is having problems starting. it usually starts right up in
> > the
> > morning, but later on after driving it and shutting it down, then
> going to
> > start, it won't. it just cranks... at this point i am not getting
> spark.
> >
> > i can smell gas. i am going to take it in monday for diagnostic
> > checks. i
> >
> > don't think it's anything major. some sensor or something. anybody
> > have
> > problems like this before?? i still have a chance to day of fixing
> it...
> > it is in the driveway while i drive my parents old minivan... so i
> need it
> >
> > fixed as soon as i can...
> > thanks for any help...
> >
>
> Leaky fuel injector perhaps? When the truck is cold, the fuel has time
> to
> evaporate. When the truck is warm, the fuel pools and the truck won't
> start,
> sort of the same effect as flooding a carburator.
>
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