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My truck is very hard to start when it is a cold motor. Once I start it it cranks right back up but I almost run the battery down trying to start it in the morning.

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If its diesel check the glow plugs

Posted on Apr 02, 2015

Testimonial: "not diesel...1997 Ford Ranger w/V6 fuel injected gas burner"

  • andrew Apr 03, 2015

    So you've took spark plugs out and changed them I am not all that familiar with the type of engine that you mention but I think you need to be looking in the direction of a coil pack plug leads does it have a distributor cap at all if so check the contacts inside maybe change it for a new one and also the rotar arm that's only if you have a distributor cap set up on your vehicle but I think your trouble will be more of electrical

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Change to a low viscosity oil such as 5W30. It will flow very well in colder weather. The higher viscosity oil is like bacon grease, kind of sludgy until it is warmed up.

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When was the last time you changed or cleaned the spark plugs. I had an older car and just would not fire up when it was real cold outside. We ran down two batteries so at zero degrees Fahrenheit I changed the spark plugs. No problem after that
also is your carburetor set up so the choke is working properly?

Posted on Apr 01, 2015

Testimonial: "I already changed the spark plugs, that did not help. there is no way to adjust the choke, idle speed or timing on this vehicle. I pulled the plugs and they were wet with gas. I turned the motor over with the plugs out and gas pumped out of the spark plug holes !"

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  • Dan Apthorp Apr 02, 2015

    Is your air filter clean? Maybe pumping too much gas

  • Pete Mckean
    Pete Mckean Apr 02, 2015

    yes it's clean. I brought it to a shop. I think one of the startup sensors is bad and it can only be found through computer diagnostics

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    Pete Mckean Apr 02, 2015

    I think it fuel pressure is too high at start up

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