Re: Difficult Starts - Requires Two Attempts
 

That doesnt sound like simple leakdown.

Brake Down wrote:
> Ya, it's weird, even when I wait for the fuel pump to spool up, it still
> takes two tries.
>
> Iwill start on the first try after extended cranking, but it will start
> easier if I crank it a just a bit and stop; then it'll start right away on
> the second crank.
> ;
> "Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:dO6dnQ78J-avnLPanZ2dnUVZ_trinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> This is probably nothing to do with plugs.
>>
>> I have a 95 4.0 that has been doing the same thing for over 5 years now.
>> Just turn the key on, wait until you hear the fuel pump stop, then turn it
>> to start. If that works, the problem is that fuel pressure is leaking
>> down as the vehicle sets idle. There really is nothing earth endangering
>> about this as long as you remember to just let the fuel pump run a couple
>> seconds before you turn the key to start.
>>
>
>

Re: Difficult Starts - Requires Two Attempts
 

That doesnt sound like simple leakdown.

Brake Down wrote:
> Ya, it's weird, even when I wait for the fuel pump to spool up, it still
> takes two tries.
>
> Iwill start on the first try after extended cranking, but it will start
> easier if I crank it a just a bit and stop; then it'll start right away on
> the second crank.
> ;
> "Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:dO6dnQ78J-avnLPanZ2dnUVZ_trinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> This is probably nothing to do with plugs.
>>
>> I have a 95 4.0 that has been doing the same thing for over 5 years now.
>> Just turn the key on, wait until you hear the fuel pump stop, then turn it
>> to start. If that works, the problem is that fuel pressure is leaking
>> down as the vehicle sets idle. There really is nothing earth endangering
>> about this as long as you remember to just let the fuel pump run a couple
>> seconds before you turn the key to start.
>>
>
>