Car wont start without shooting starting fluid in the intake tube

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Aug 25, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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i'm thinking cold start injector. any other ideas?
just re-gasketed entire engine
runs fine after it warms up
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Re: Car wont start without shooting starting fluid in the intake tube
Sounds like a fuel pump relay, its not priming the system, but once you get it to fire, the back up switch kicks on when it sees 7psi of oil pressure.
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Re: Car wont start without shooting starting fluid in the intake tube
would the oil pressure gauge topping out have anythimg to do with it?
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