I was wondering if any of y'all have had trouble starting your Ls? I noticed that mine doesn't seem to "catch" sometime when I turn the key and I have to crank it again. I didn't think much of it until I saw someone's (can't remember who) do it a the track last night and Brian's do it in Houston today. Maybe it's the POS fuel pump...or not? Any info or insight would help. Thanks.

DUCK

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November 18, 1999 We will not forget.
The fallen 12 will live in our hearts forever.
Fightin Texas Aggie Bonfire 1999

 

Hey i've had the same problem, sometimes it wont tstart but hasnt happen in a long time, whats been happening recently is that the engine qill come up bu the AC nor the radio will come up and i have to restart it.

 

Ive had the same problem starting mine. And also last night I started it and no radio power?? Didnt think much restarted it and everything is fine.

 

I've had this happen to me on occasion when it's shut off for just a short time. Mostly it happens when I'm in the staging lanes (start it; drive it 20 feet, and shut it off; wait 1 minute & repeat), or I whip into a convienience store and am back out in 90 seconds, etc.

Here's what I do to make it go away. There is a sensor attached to the front of the LH cylinder head (cam position sensor?) that seems to get some oil buildup over time. Pop the hood & it's very visible with the wire harness sticking straight out the front of the LH head about 1/2 inch below the valve cover. Loosen the 8mm bolt (over an inch long), and pull out the sensor (it's about 2 inches long so be careful). Wipe off the oily residue with a rag and reinsert. Watch you don't knock off the rubber o-ring. It makes the intermittent extended crank start go away for about 3 months; at least that's how often I seem to need to do it.

Sound strange? I won't argue that, but I had a friend who recently was a Ford dealership tech tell me about it, and it seems to work in my situation, your mileage may vary.

Oh, almost forgot; I personally haven't seen the radio or A/C INOP condition, just an extended crank...



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Thanks Roger! I'll have to check on that. It just seems strange that a truck with only 5500 miles on it would be having those kinds of problems already. Oh well, if it works, it works. I can't argue that. Thanks again.

DUCK

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November 18, 1999 We will not forget.
The fallen 12 will live in our hearts forever.
Fightin Texas Aggie Bonfire 1999

 

Hi Duck...

I think my problem is more related to an old 65 Stang. It started going thru starters one year... after replacing three, I thought that maybe, as a novice driver at the time, I might be holding the switch too long after the engine "kicks" over. So now I have this annoying habit of just "bumping" the starter. I've done it on almost every vehicle I've owned since the Stang. Funny, I haven't needed to replace any starters either.

I did notice that I get the "false start" with the chip in performance mode more often than not though.... Hmmmmm.....

 

Yeah, I didn't notice if you heard me at the gas station last night. The guy next to me was asking about my truck and after I told him how great it was, I had to crank it twice to get it to start. I was thinking maybe it was just me (my Bronco was the same as your Stang..any more than a bump and it was BAD) so I really didn't pay much attention to it. But then I heard it two more times in as many days, so I was curious.

Thanks for the "trophy", BTW. It was great. Very smooth. I have your bottle and will get it back to you ASAP.

DUCK

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November 18, 1999 We will not forget.
The fallen 12 will live in our hearts forever.
Fightin Texas Aggie Bonfire 1999

 

Roger....

Thx for this valueable info! I had the problem a while back with the hard starting after the short trips. This sounds exactly like the fix for this!

Paul G.