cold starts

Asked by slburnham2 Mar 29, 2010 at 09:48 PM about the 1991 Chevrolet Suburban V2500 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when starting it seems to be missing when it warms up it runs and idles great just on cold start up anyone have any ideas i have changed cap,rotor,coolant temp sensor plugs and wires are good and no codes

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slburnham2 answered 14 years ago

I only pulled a couple on each side they were clean and no wear at all it runs great just hard to start when its cold

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Larry answered 14 years ago

You should pull them all. Chances are you have a few that are dirty. That makes them hard to fire when cold but can get better as it warms up.

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Larry answered 14 years ago

Make sure the gaps are correct also, this can make a big difference on cold starts.

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