no start in cold weather
vwdavid
12-14-2009, 10:54 PM
my 91 olds98 3800 starts hard and spits and spudders only when it's cold outside. then suddenly it is running fine but i may kill the battery to get it to start. in the summer i have no trouble out of it at all.i have changed the fuel filter and i have junked a battery.please help!!!!
HotZ28
12-18-2009, 09:49 PM
Check the engine coolant temp ECT with a scanner & see what info the PCM is getting. BTW, the sensor feedback is used to richen fuel on cold start the same as a choke on a carburetor.
vwdavid
12-23-2009, 03:09 AM
thanks i will give this a try but where do u hook up the scanner. thank you
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