Some help with cold start.
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Some help with cold start.
My buddy told me today his 1995 is smoking and coughing when he starts it in the cold. If its plugged in he said no problem, but when its not plugged in he lets the heater fire till the light goes out truck starts but he said its smoking (white I believe) and sputtering till it warms up. He has around 90,000miles but lot of idle time and other wise stock. Any ideas where to start?
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i would check the injectors for any visible leaks if there is none try changing the fuel lines there prone to suck air without any visible defects. has he changed his overflow valve?
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That sounds pretty much normal to me. I wonder if the timing slipped a little too. When I first got mine it would miss, smoke real bad, and not go over 1200 rpm when it was cold. Turned out to be the timing. Once I advanced it the engine ran much better.
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I think it bust have to do with the altitude.
Down here in mexico, almpost every CTD (year 94-98) we get into our shop, needs the timing to be advanced. othervise: missing and white smoke.
Down here in mexico, almpost every CTD (year 94-98) we get into our shop, needs the timing to be advanced. othervise: missing and white smoke.
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Originally Posted by Flashdancr
Solution: Plug it in!
Kind of reminds me being a kid and telling my Mom or Dad that something hurts, and their response is "DON'T DO THAT".
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My 95 has very little white smoke, mine is hard to start if it sits more than two days warm or cold. I have the marine fuel line, trying to get the motivation to do it.
I've been cranking up at 19 degress with no problems, it idles rough for about 30 seconds when I don't plug it in. Very little smoke, if it sits a week I will get lots of white smoke on start up, it just started that last month. If I run it every two days or more, it starts fine.
I've been cranking up at 19 degress with no problems, it idles rough for about 30 seconds when I don't plug it in. Very little smoke, if it sits a week I will get lots of white smoke on start up, it just started that last month. If I run it every two days or more, it starts fine.
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