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Anonymous Posted on Aug 03, 2014

Car not starting in morning

My car wont start in the mornings unless I poor a little gas in the throttle body. after that it will start all day just fine. till next morning I half to poor more gas in the throttle body. what could cause that

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It sounds as though you are imitating a cold start injector by pouring fuel into intake. I would start there

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 16, 2008

SOURCE: Surging

My wifes 1999 Sunfire has had problems cutting out and surging , spent 700.00 at local GM dealer still no results. I read somewhere on the web try to changing the Throttle Position Sensor. Changing the TPS has worked both times to fix the problem, for some reason the TPS failure will not send a code. We have had the car since 2000 and the chinging of the TPS has solved the problems bothy times. The TPS at NAPA in Canada is 74.00 in the US most likely cheaper, try this first based on my experience, GM will not help all they do is read codes.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: car starts hard chugs going down the road

sounds like timing and tuning. or the carb is sticking

Jack Resendes

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  • Posted on Apr 22, 2009

SOURCE: car won't start, little backfire through throttle body

water in the gas?
lose wire in the plugs
fuel filter is dirty
auto choke is stuck
What?????????

RBreaker

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  • Posted on Jul 26, 2009

SOURCE: running rough, no power misfiring

i had that problem once. when i got under half a tank of gas in the tank. What i did was i dumped one bottle of gas line deicer in the tank and i have never had it agian. you may have some water in the tank. from condasation or i have a stong feeling i got my water from the gas station. i was using the same station all the time. so i tryed another gas station and so far no more rough idleing which was caused by the water i think and i am getting better fuel milage to. i hope this helps.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 05, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 1994 Pontiac Bonneville SSE.. won't start

It sounds like you have a short somewhere that is draining the battery...this type of thing is usually caused by a faulty voltage regulator. I recommend taking the alternator to an autoparts store to have it tested...don't be surprised if the alternator tests good; a faulty voltage regulator can and will drain a battery in a matter of hours. I am including a link where you can order a voltage regulator for your Bonneville or, while you are at the autoparts store, you can buy one there. The link will help you to see what the voltage regulator looks like so you can identify it in your engine compartment. Hope this helps, good luck!

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