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hard to start cold

sharq

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Tampa Bay
when my rig is cold its hard to start. it cranks and cranks and when it starts to catch i have to throttle a bunch to keep it going. seems like a fuel issue possibly.
'93 sport 4.0 aw4 np231
ideas...
 
Have the battery laod tested at a shop or parts store.

When the battery goes bad or you run it down by leaving the lights on, the engine computer re-boots and the idle settings are lost. The symptoms are, difficult to start, only runs if you keep your foot on the gas, runs fine after a few moments (the idle setting are relearned until the next time).

A bad battery may have enough power to start the engine but the low voltage cause the computer to re-boot.
 
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