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97 dodge Intrpid 3.5 engine 136,000
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Erincasto
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Jan 8, 2015, 11:41 AM
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97 dodge Intrpid 3.5 engine 136,000
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Dodge Intrepid won't start,it fires but it won't start.its trying hard to start. It is cold as I live n ohio. It's 8 degrees out .yet we got it started and it keep starting over nite them this morning again won't start
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 8, 2015, 12:02 PM
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Re: 97 dodge Intrpid 3.5 engine 136,000
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All you've said there is that it's cold and your engine isn't starting. 8F isn't cold yet sport.
Now let's find out why it isn't starting. Does it even crank at a decent speed? If not, begin there with a jump and if it fires right up your battery, connections to it or charging system isn't keeping up.
If normal cranking and not starting verify spark and fuel delivery is present by checking for spark and if you have to prime intake with starting fluid (carefully please) and if that makes it either start and run or just a quick start and stall you have a fuel delivery issue to find,
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nickwarner
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Jan 9, 2015, 9:30 AM
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Re: 97 dodge Intrpid 3.5 engine 136,000
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Like Tom said, make sure the battery is up to snuff along with connections. You didn't mention it cranking slow, is it at a normal speed?
This cold will show you how good your ignition system is quickly. Weak coils, worn spark plugs and wires are common to cause a no start when the temps dive.
Obviously you want to work on it in a heated garage but need to get it there. Try this trick to get it started. Grab an old quilt or moving blanket. Run an extension cord out to the car and plug in a hair dryer. position the hair dryer under the hood so that it will blow on the engine block. You want somewhere near the middle of the block near a frost plug. Make sure you don't have a bunch of plastic or wiring right up in front of the hair dryer, and the closer to the bare engine block the better. If you have two hair dryers, all the better and put one on each side of the block. Turn them on high.
Now get a large piece of cardboard that will cover the engine compartment and lay it on top of it. Place the quilt on top of that. If you can put more cardboard under the car on the front, sides and underneath the firewall thats even better. Cover the grille with a piece or some plastic if you can. The idea here is to try to trap the heat as much as possible. Let it sit with the hair dryers running for an hour or two, then go pull that stuff out and the car will likely start if it ran well in warmer temps.
Once you get it running you can get it to a garage with some heat to better diagnose what is going on.No fun in the cold. Might want to think of getting a block heater installed.
Please take care to remember that if you have a hair dryer positioned poorly you can start a fire. Use common sense. But it does work. I know, I'm in WI now and grew up in Alaska.
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