[Gmecm] Cold start problem

[dgilbert78 at juno.com]

Well ok, glad you found it and that was the problem. It is much easier if
they just stop working, its tough when they get wounded. The one I had If
i remember would work fine Cold, act up when warm, go figure.
Thanks
Darryl...
On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:23:15 -0400 Bill - Comcast <b.shaw at comcast.net>
writes:
> You win Darryl.  It was the crank position sensor.  Stop by and pick 
> up 
> your free beer any time. :-)
> 
> I don't understand why it gave so much trouble when cold and worked 
> fine 
> when warm,  but it's much better now with a new sensor.  The old one 
> was 
> apparently contacting the crank flag and was warn down.
> 
> Thanks for all the replies, guys.
> 
> Bill
> 
> dgilbert78 at juno.com wrote:
> > hello: you might try the crank position sensor, I had one that 
> drove me
> > nuts. Also had a set of plug wires go bad, ate the core out of 
> them, all
> > this on a 87 Buick.
> > good luck
> > Darryl..
> > On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:18:09 -0400 Bill - Comcast 
> <b.shaw at comcast.net>
> > writes:
> >   
> >> I'm having a cold start problem on my wife's '88 Buick Century 
> wagon 
> >> and 
> >> am looking for some advise.  This is a 3.8L v6 with DIS. When 
> trying 
> >> to 
> >> start it will crank a second or 2 then fire and then backfire and 
> 
> >> stall.  We have to try 10 to 15 times before it will finally 
> wheeze 
> >> to 
> >> life.  Once it starts it runs fine,  no skips or hesitation.  The 
> 
> >> problem occurs only when it's stone cold, after running for even 
> a 
> >> minute it will repeatedly start fine.  It's not setting any codes 
> so 
> >> I'm 
> >> not getting any help from the ECM.
> >>
> >> This started suddenly a couple of days ago.  Before that it fired 
> up 
> >>
> >> quickly warm or cold and ran well.  I thought maybe something 
> weird 
> >> with 
> >> the CTS ( remember, no codes) so I changed it (it was cheap and 
> easy 
> >>
> >> anyways) but it made no difference.  Anyone have a thought on 
> what 
> >> to 
> >> look at next?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >>     
> 
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