Rat's nest removed, now no start!
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Rat's nest removed, now no start!
Okay, so I removed the rat's nest on Saturday and thankfully, everything seemed to be working fine. The car still started with no trouble and ran great. I drove it several times that day after the rat's nest was removed and had no troubles.
Now today I tried to start it an I get nothing. I pull the choke all the way out, tap the gas once and start cranking and I get no fire whatsoever! I can crank and crank and all I do is wear on the battery. Is there something I missed or is it just natural to be hard to start w/out the rat's nest? I still can't get it going, right now I've got the battery on charge.
The only difference between today and when it ran last was that the temp was about 45-55 degrees F on Saturday and today it's about 30-45 degrees outside.
Any suggestions please?
Now today I tried to start it an I get nothing. I pull the choke all the way out, tap the gas once and start cranking and I get no fire whatsoever! I can crank and crank and all I do is wear on the battery. Is there something I missed or is it just natural to be hard to start w/out the rat's nest? I still can't get it going, right now I've got the battery on charge.
The only difference between today and when it ran last was that the temp was about 45-55 degrees F on Saturday and today it's about 30-45 degrees outside.
Any suggestions please?
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Damnedest thing, I fiddle-fucked around w/ it today after work making sure I didn't plug anything that shouldn't be.. still nothing. Then I let it sit for a few minutes while I searched for some starting fluid, I tried it one last time before using the fluid, and PRESTO!... it fired right up! Guess I just needed to threaten it with some starting fluid. Maybe I'll carry an empty can with me to scare it with when it won't start
I'm guessing it was a combination of the cold weather and weak ignition.
Thanks for the suggestions you guys!
I'm guessing it was a combination of the cold weather and weak ignition.
Thanks for the suggestions you guys!
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FWIW, EVERY time I fiddle with my car, something goes haywire. But here's the wierd part: It always turns out to be completely unrelated to what I was working on. A complete coincidence. 'Bout drives me crazy thinking "oh no, now what the hell did I do to my car?" Glad you got 'er going. -WG
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