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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 10:57 PM
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engine hard to start when cold

ever since i bought my car i have had problems starting the car when its cold, like when i come out at night when its all foggy and cold my engine is really hard to start , but when i come out in the day when its warm and hot it kinda hard to start but not as hard if it was cold, but when i get the engine started and warmed up its starts no problem, anybody got any suggestions on this problem

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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 12:21 AM
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Check your battery voltage with a multimeter just prior to starting it. See if there is a big difference in cold/hot. If there is, I would try to upgrade the battery to at least 700CCA and have your alternator tested. You need at least 60amp alternator. When the engine is running you should see a voltage increase of at least 1V at the battery from when the car is off. If not have your system checked up.

If all of the above checks out good, I would see about having my starter checked out to make sure its not drawing too much current.

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