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Cold Starting Problem 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3 V6
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glennjd
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Jan 31, 2007, 12:24 PM
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Cold Starting Problem 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3 V6
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 About a month ago, on a very cold morning, my wife got into her minivan and it cranked away without firing. I got home about 10 min. later and tried again. I kept cranking it and it starting firing, but not starting. It fired a little more as I kept cranking and eventually started. There was a gas smell when I got to the garage before I tried starting it. I figured that one of the injectors had stuck and dripped raw gas into the combustion chamber causing it to flood. It seemed to go away after that, but this morning (outside temp at 13 degrees) the same thing happened again, only it took a bunch more cranking to get it started. Once it was running, it shut off and started just fine. Is this an injector problem? Is it the o-rings? In the past this vehicle has been a very reliable and easy starting vehicle.
Jim
Cold, Cold, Utah
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DanD
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Jan 31, 2007, 2:11 PM
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When was the last “tune up” as in plugs and wires done on the vehicle? If it’s been awhile that would be the place to begin. The gas smell could be from a spark plug(s) not firing causing the engine too flood. Make sure all the basics are covered first; after that then take it to the next set of tests.
Dan.
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DanD
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Feb 1, 2007, 6:01 AM
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Re: Cold Starting Problem 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3 V6
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You don’t need to remove the intake; the easiest way to remove the back plugs is from underneath; reaching up over the steering gear to get to them.
As for the other test; were do I begin; fuel pressure, injector pulse, spark, resistance value of injector would be a start and of course checking these while the van is doing its thing of not starting. Then there are scan tests for crank, cam sensors, RPM signal and ECT (engine coolant temp) inputs too the computer and the list goes on and on.
And too think that technicians and garage owners want that much money and took them this long, just to figure out why it doesn’t start sometimes. LOL
Dan.
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Feb 1, 2007, 9:33 AM
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Thanks for the info. I like working on my cars myself, but it's nice to have someone with experience to lean on.
Jim
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Feb 7, 2007, 10:14 AM
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Hey, just wanted to let everyone out there know that it was dirty plugs on the front bank and a air filter in need of replacement. A neighbor of mine, a former Chrysler mechanic came over and took a quick look. He immediately told me the same thing--tune up! Apparently on this engine if the air flow gets restricted then the computer compensates by sending a slug of gasoline at start up, if the plugs are bad, the engine floods. Anyway, I put in a set of new platnum plugs, replaced the air cleaner and it runs like a new car. Man that LHS plug at the back is a beast to get out. I'll do a tune up more often from here on out. Thanks again.
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