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Old 01-18-2007, 07:01 AM
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Got a 97 that when its cold weather it just won't start. warm weather it cranks right up.
It'* not the battery,motor turns over just fine,only thing i have put on the car is a crank sensor back during the summer?could i possibly have bent 1 of the tabs behind the harmonic balancer>???any ideas?
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Check for spark, Suspect coils.
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Default Re: 97 Bonneville won't start

Originally Posted by shen
could i possibly have bent 1 of the tabs behind the harmonic balancer>???
If you bent a tooth back, you car would not start at all(Personal experience).
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I also think checking the coils should be at the top of the list. Here'* a how-to article.
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...e=article&k=33

How old are the plugs & wires?
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plugs are new..wires look ok?will be putting new 1'* on,also note that when it finally does crank,after turning the motor over and over many times,it finally starts but at a rough idle,then all of a sudden it just clears right up....if it was the coil why only when its cold./
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You need a hotter spark to fire the richer mixture. My 89 was doing the same thing.
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So you are saying to put in hotter plugs?
Know which 1'*?
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No, He'* saying you have weak spark. Check your coils.
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Yep - check the coils.
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What kind of gas are you using? Are you using a winter blend fuel?


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