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HyperFlex03

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Feb 16, 2003
East Lansing, Michigan
Okay, its summer here in Michigan and my 91 Eagle Talon TSi is simply put, still having issues after the winter. I just got new NGK oridium spark plugs, and I have NGK wires. Now when my car sits overnite, the following morning all it does is crank, so when I push start it, 2, maybe 3 times, It'll finally start up, but won't stay on long unless I give it gas, which sometimes doesnt work cuz the gas pedal won't spit out any fluid sometimes in the beginning. After I get it running for a while, and it gets up to operating temperature, it'll run all day fine with no issues, but if the car sits for 4 or more hours, it'll start having that problem again.

Could it be that i'm not getting a good amount of fuel? I have the walboro 255 fuel pump. Could my injectors be going bad? Because when it finally does start up in the morning after forcing it to after pushing it, it wants to quit, but i sustain its life by hitting the gas to keep it from quitting....what could be the issue? MY battery is fine, I had it tested...Thanks in advance!
 
HyperFlex03 said:
Okay, its summer here in Michigan and my 91 Eagle Talon TSi is simply put, still having issues after the winter. I just got new NGK oridium spark plugs, and I have NGK wires. Now when my car sits overnite, the following morning all it does is crank, so when I push start it, 2, maybe 3 times, It'll finally start up, but won't stay on long unless I give it gas, which sometimes doesnt work cuz the gas pedal won't spit out any fluid sometimes in the beginning. After I get it running for a while, and it gets up to operating temperature, it'll run all day fine with no issues, but if the car sits for 4 or more hours, it'll start having that problem again.

Could it be that i'm not getting a good amount of fuel? I have the walboro 255 fuel pump. Could my injectors be going bad? Because when it finally does start up in the morning after forcing it to after pushing it, it wants to quit, but i sustain its life by hitting the gas to keep it from quitting....what could be the issue? MY battery is fine, I had it tested...Thanks in advance!

well first of all, you have to ditch the oridium plugs, and get iridium, oridium is just a cheap knock off :p

im thinking your fuel pump is bad or your injectors are clogged, but would that fit in with the warm its fine symptom?
 
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