Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:20:23 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Intermitant hard starting
80,000 miles on what car/model/year? We are assuming it is a Saab, but others have posted help requests on cars other than Saabs in this forum. S Moe wrote: > My car starts and runs great if it is cool outside. The past few weeks in > >>Seattle it has been in the upper 70's and 80's. Intermittently my car >> > cranks > >>over and will not start. Then I wait and talk to it for a few minutes and >> > it > >>starts. It has only failed when it has been parked in the sun. It has >> > never > >>done this in my garage or on cooler days. I replaced the fuel pump, relay >>and check valve about six months ago due to a total pump failure. I also >>have had a new strange problem with my instrument panel going dead, >>including the clock. The car keeps running. I pull over and restart it and >>everything is fine. No blown fuses, new fuel filter and no logged or >> > active > >>faults. I have had lots of nice long talks with the car trying to convince >>it to stop this. I am stuck. Anyone have any ideas? 80,000 miles. >>Thanks >> > >