cold start problem also!

[chuncomunco]

I have this feeling that my cold start valve might be going bad. It takes me over a minute to get the car fired up. It takes a little shorter time if the cars been left off for a couple hours, but still takes too many cranks to start.

the starter: S14 brand new

[Guest Anonymous]

I'm not sure how it's done but, maybe someone will chime in and tell us both how.

[ingraham]

Follow the diagnostic procedures in the Repair Manual. You will know soon enough if it's working correctly.

Another thing that can cause long cold start cranking times is a malfunctioning ballast resistor bypass relay. It can be as simple as a wire falling off. If the resistor doesn't get shorted during cranking, the spark voltage will be low.

[chuncomunco]

i have a brand new blue coil without an external resistor. i'm running the crane xr700 ignition system. i hope it isnt failing me already!