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11-17-05, 10:18 AM

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Every morning, when I try to start up my RX, it wont want to. I step on the clutch and brake but I get nothing. Sometimes I have to kick-start the car in order to get it going. Anyone have this problem and if so, how can one go about to fix it? Thanks.

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11-17-05, 10:22 AM

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Is the engine cranking? Does it crank and not start?

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11-17-05, 10:26 AM

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Your car has a kick start?

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11-17-05, 11:10 AM

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Yeah, we had to kick-start it.

Yeah, it cranks up but sometimes it wont start and sometimes it will.

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11-17-05, 11:17 AM

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So it cranks but does not start. Can you smell fuel when cranking? If it's a Series 5 (89-91) you can depress the throttle fully to cut fuel on startup and help clear the combustion chambers. This won't work with a Series 4. Check out Kevin Landers' very helpful tech section on flooding:
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/ro.../flooding.html

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