Re: rough starts

From: Robert Trottmann (rotrottmann@davidson.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 19 1998 - 20:44:08 EST


How many miles? Is it used enough to have dirty plugs or injectors?

Tony Mastres wrote:

> OK heres on I havent heard of on the list before. My 97 Dak has developed a
> very intermittant starting anomaly ( I don't know what else to call it )
> Occasionally, about 1 in 20 starts my truck/ignition wont turn over
> readily. Usually I turn the key for 1 second and it fires right up but
> sometimes it'll crank for 3-4 seconds with nothing. I usually let off at
> this point and crank it again, then after another 2-3 seconds it catches
> but just barely. It seems to sputter for 2-3 seconds and then runs like
> nothing ever happened.
> Go figure. Anybody got any theories on this?
>
> Also a few months back there was talk of some Dak's on the list giving a
> squeek or squeal when making a slow speed turn ( like into a driveway or
> parking space ) did anyone ever get that figured out.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony J. Mastres
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