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won't start on cold damp mornings - 11/17/2007 7:27:21 AM

vtk147

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1999 astro won't start on cold damp mornings, replaced coil and pick up module, and cap and everything else, and still no start, the only thing that works is placing a hair dryer near the coil for about a mimute and starts right up.

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RE: won't start on cold damp mornings - 11/17/2007 3:05:10 PM

EvansBlue

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Your coils arent sealed. The humidity inside the coils is supposed to be really low so conductivity is maximized.

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RE: won't start on cold damp mornings - 11/18/2007 2:18:59 PM

vtk147

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What do you mean the coil isn't sealed?

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RE: won't start on cold damp mornings - 1/26/2008 11:38:15 AM

dgulian

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replace coil and plug wires. Have had same problem.

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RE: won't start on cold damp mornings - 1/26/2008 4:07:11 PM

BigScott5150

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just a suggestion but my grandmother had a 90 lumina with the same problem. my dad installed a core heater (similar to the ones used on diesel engines). it was a long time ago and i don't know the logistics of how he did it but i do know that it solved her problem. when there was a rainy spell coming on she would plug it in and had no problems.
not excatly the right way to fix it probably but it worked.

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