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Topic: Hard to start
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huttoboy
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89 LX 5.0 5 speed, was running fine, but sat for a couple months and now hard to start (sort of)...when went to start a week or so ago, it didn't want to start right away, but after several tries--started, so I changed plugs, cap and rotor an started right up--went to town and ran fine on highway, came out from Safeway and same thing...took several times to start-then seemed to run OK back home..afraid to take anywhere....can hear fuel pump whine OK, changed maybe 2 yrs ago along with fuel filter, idles OK, just went out and it started right up---any ideas on where to start looking? TIA
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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turbo50
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Member # 6700
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Fuel pressure regulator diaphram???
Injector O ring seals??????
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Posts: 7606 | From: Discovery Bay, California | Registered: Apr 2006
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Stang66
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pour some seafoam in the tank ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 754 | From: Stockton | Registered: Dec 2010
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wilber650
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is ti cranking fine? it could be the started wants to go out on you? also like ^^^^ could be somethin related to your fuel
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Posts: 522 | From: antioch | Registered: Oct 2010
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huttoboy
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Turbo 50, the fuel pressure sounds like a good place to start-if it was diesal....you might say it had lost prime (or loss of injector pressure)....I found myself pumping the gas pedal (old school) kinf of stupid after I thought about it. The car has 356K original miles and was my daily driver until I got a $500 Taurus....I know !!!! Where is the fuel pressure regulator and can it be tested with a gauge or just replace----once stated, appears to run OK. I assume there is only one fuel filter-the soda can size one by the tank. Thanks for the idea..........jim
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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huttoboy
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Also, no smell of gas as in a "leak"
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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