David Lee

It starts up cold every time. However sometimes
after stopping at the gas station or running errands it won't start.
The starter turns over but it just won't start.
Just waiting for a while is all that helps. After replacing the battery
the problem went away but its back. The alternator is fairly new.
Any suggestions?

 

Advocate

"David Lee" <dack350c@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> It starts up cold every time. However sometimes
> after stopping at the gas station or running errands it won't start.
> The starter turns over but it just won't start.
> Just waiting for a while is all that helps. After replacing the battery
> the problem went away but its back. The alternator is fairly new.
> Any suggestions?

It's possible that a fuel line is getting warm and causing the gasoline to
boil away in it as your vehicle sits...check to see if any lines that are
near the exhaust manifold have lost their insulation...Or has the exhaust
manifold itself lost a heat shield?

pyotr filipivich

Let the record show that "Advocate" <Advo@hotmail.com> wrote back on Mon,
07 Nov 2005 05:09:39 GMT in alt.trucks.ford :
>
>"David Lee" <dack350c@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>news:QcBbf.5227$2y.4733@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> It starts up cold every time. However sometimes
>> after stopping at the gas station or running errands it won't start.
>> The starter turns over but it just won't start.
>> Just waiting for a while is all that helps. After replacing the battery
>> the problem went away but its back. The alternator is fairly new.
>> Any suggestions?
>
>It's possible that a fuel line is getting warm and causing the gasoline to
>boil away in it as your vehicle sits...check to see if any lines that are
>near the exhaust manifold have lost their insulation...Or has the exhaust
>manifold itself lost a heat shield?

I had a similar problem with a Toyota, only in my case, it would start,
run, but no more than a half mile, and I'd have to prime the carb. Turned
out to be a failing fuel pump. Once that was replaced, no more problems.


tschus
pyotr

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The OTHER Kevin in San Diego

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:27:56 GMT, pyotr filipivich
<phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:

>Let the record show that "Advocate" <Advo@hotmail.com> wrote back on Mon,
>07 Nov 2005 05:09:39 GMT in alt.trucks.ford :
>>
>>"David Lee" <dack350c@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>news:QcBbf.5227$2y.4733@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>> It starts up cold every time. However sometimes
>>> after stopping at the gas station or running errands it won't start.
>>> The starter turns over but it just won't start.
>>> Just waiting for a while is all that helps. After replacing the battery
>>> the problem went away but its back. The alternator is fairly new.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>It's possible that a fuel line is getting warm and causing the gasoline to
>>boil away in it as your vehicle sits...check to see if any lines that are
>>near the exhaust manifold have lost their insulation...Or has the exhaust
>>manifold itself lost a heat shield?
>
> I had a similar problem with a Toyota, only in my case, it would start,
>run, but no more than a half mile, and I'd have to prime the carb. Turned
>out to be a failing fuel pump. Once that was replaced, no more problems.

Also a Toyota problem, but in my case it was a failed fuel pressure
regulator.