posted 11-19-2002 11:29 AM                  

Note: My prowler is supercharged ...

In the morning the engine cranks up right away on first try but when it is warm or at normal operating temperature, the engine will not start up till about 3 or 4 cranks?

At times I will crank it 3 or 4 times and then wait. Once I crank it a 5th time after resting a few seconds, my prowler will startup.

It idles smooth and it cruises good. There is no hesitation or stalling on WOT(Wide Open Throttle). This tells me the injectors are not clogged or air filter element dirty. I just cleaned my K&N filter and I did not over do it with the oil.

I was thinking maybe the fuel filter is going bad but my thoughts are I would experiance rough idle or hesitation or missing during cruising.

I also thought maybe my spark plug gapping of .35 is causing the slow startups but would not explain the quick morning startups.??

Thank you for your feedback!!

posted 11-19-2002 11:46 AM                  

Have you pulled a spark plug to check to see if they are burning cleanly?

Hope you isolate the problem soon.

posted 11-19-2002 12:57 PM                  

Can this be battery...

posted 11-19-2002 02:54 PM                  

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GaryC@ProwlerOnline.com

posted 11-19-2002 03:21 PM                  

Have you checked the fuel pressure? If not, do so and do a leak down test. The fuel pump may be going bad and not holding pressure. The fuel pump was going bad on my Viper and it was doing the same thing, started fine cold, ran great but was hard to start after it warmed up.

If the fuel pressure is a little low or erratic it could just be the filter. If it doesn't hold pressure when you shut it off it may be the pump.

If the pump and filter are fine, you might even try resetting you computer. Never know!

I'm not an expert but have had similar problems.

Hope you find the problem and its a cheap fix.

Howard

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00 Silver Prowler
93 Viper RT/10
96 Ram 1500
95 Chrysler LHS
96 Neon

posted 11-20-2002 08:54 PM                  

"I had a hard starting problem with one of my Prowlers and found that a mechanic had not re-installed the ground wire from the engine to the frame. When the engine was hot, the radio suppression strap(the only ground path other than the ground strap) could not handle the amperage resulting in a no start or very slow crank. I don't know what Dan has done in the engine compartment but it is another thing to check."