My car has a really hard time starting in the morning once the cold weather starts. Once it has been started in the morning, it seems to start a little better the rest of the day. I often think it may not start. Would it help to install a block heater?
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wikiHowFreezing cold weather can take a toll on car batteries. ... It's much more difficult to start a cold car with a mostly-empty tank, so do yourself a favor and gas up ...
www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=72031 Mar 23, 2007 - 20 posts - 11 authors
93 f22a ....only hard to start in the morning...after its started once, ... mine does this too... only at a cold start it'll crank a few times too many ...
Check your battery for proper volts (12.6). Sometimes the cold weather will bring a battery down. Also check the Starter Relay, again cold weather will make it stick causing it not to start. Those are the biggest problems with a car not starting in the cold weather unless you have something else going on then your starter and your ignition needs to be checked.
I live in the snow belt and have had the same problem for two years. Car runs and starts fine in the summer but starts giving problems when it gets cold and damp. After having it diagnosed with no problems indicated, then having the plug wires, plugs, etc. replaced, I discovered that if I put the key in the ignition, turn it two clicks and leave it for several minutes it will start and run fine. When it's just cool and damp, it may only take 2 mins. but the colder the weather the longer it takes. At 9 degs. it took about 20 mins. Hope this helps. It's a very expensive and frustrating problem that no one seems to know anything about.
One thing you can try since it starts good in warm weather, is to ,on a cold morning, take a hair dryer and warm up the suspect part to warm weather condition. Then try and start the car. If it start ok you have probably found the weak part.
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