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- From: rmrin@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (r.m.rickert)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Strange Taurus problem. (update)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.184237.14131@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 18:42:37 GMT
- Article-I.D.: cbnewsk.1992Aug14.184237.14131
- References: <1992Jul31.213237.20258@osf.org> <DRAND.92Aug3125238@spinner.osf.org> <shaver.712869553@convex.convex.com>
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- In article <shaver.712869553@convex.convex.com> shaver@convex.com (Dave Shaver) writes:
- >I wrote:
- >> I have a 1987 Ford Taurus with 106K miles on it. In the last few
- >> months I've been having an annoying problem with it. The first symptom
- >> was the starter engaging and turning over the engine, but the engine
- >> not starting. [...] I eventually figured out that I did not need to
- >> wait the 30 minutes at all. If I pump the gas a few times, it starts
- >> right up.
- My wife just bought a Sable and in the owner's manual it says that if you
- disconnect the battery (did you?) to let the car idle for a minute after
- starting so the computer can relearn the proper settings.
-
- Does anyone know whether this is true for GM cars also?
-
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-
- Dick Rickert AT&T Consumer Products Laboratory
-