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wat causes a car to run good when hot

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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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wat causes a car to run good when hot

hey just one quick ?wat can cause a car to run really bad when cold but then run perfect when it reaches a lil above working temp?????
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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define really bad running
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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like light backfire and missing.it limps to get rpms
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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open loop when cold and closed loop when hot.

ie when in closed loop the computer can compensate for something being not quite right while when in open loop it cannot.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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okay but wat can it be?i put a new distribtor and new coil like 2 weeks ago.
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