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- From: hamilton@eng.umd.edu (Andrew W. Hamilton)
- Subject: Starter only works when cold
- Message-ID: <1992Sep02.165255.26657@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 16:52:55 GMT
- Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
- Originator: hamilton@analog.eng.umd.edu
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- My car will start fine if it has been sitting for a while, but very often if
- I have been out driving and stop the car it will not restart for 15 minutes or
- so (I've spent a lot of time waiting at the pump at gas stations before the car
- decides that it wants to start again). When this problem arises, I turn the key
- and absolutely nothing happens except that the ammeter shows a draw of about 30
- amps until you release the key. The engine does not turn over or even budge at all.
- Wait 15 minutes or so and turn the key and everything starts up like a charm.
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- Anyone evry run into this before? I think I may have the only car in the world
- that starts fine when cold, but refuses to start when warm.
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- Thanks in advance,
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- Andrew.
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- P.S. The car is not _overheating_ at all. This is not a radiator problem.
- Engine temp never goes above 150 F at the most.
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