Starting Problems
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
From: CA
Starting Problems
heres the situation..
On a cold start, i pump the gas, takes a few tries then bam it starts. Doesn't take me no longer than 1-2 minutes to start.
heres the problem...
After i park my car from using it, for example parking at the grocery store. When i come back it takes me maybe 20 minutes to try and get her to start. Its weird it takes longer to start when its not from a cold start.
On a cold start, i pump the gas, takes a few tries then bam it starts. Doesn't take me no longer than 1-2 minutes to start.
heres the problem...
After i park my car from using it, for example parking at the grocery store. When i come back it takes me maybe 20 minutes to try and get her to start. Its weird it takes longer to start when its not from a cold start.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 135
Likes: 0
heres the situation..
On a cold start, i pump the gas, takes a few tries then bam it starts. Doesn't take me no longer than 1-2 minutes to start.
heres the problem...
After i park my car from using it, for example parking at the grocery store. When i come back it takes me maybe 20 minutes to try and get her to start. Its weird it takes longer to start when its not from a cold start.
On a cold start, i pump the gas, takes a few tries then bam it starts. Doesn't take me no longer than 1-2 minutes to start.
heres the problem...
After i park my car from using it, for example parking at the grocery store. When i come back it takes me maybe 20 minutes to try and get her to start. Its weird it takes longer to start when its not from a cold start.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
From: CA
.
It performs alright.
When driving the gas pedal is sporadic, sometimes when I step on the gas the car feels like its about to stall or die out, so I have to push on the gas a little bit harder and thats when it really kicks in and gives me a hard thrust of speed.
Other time when I step on the gas its normal acceleration, car doesn't feel like its dieing down, it has good throttle response.
Its comparable to my 07 Mustang v6. It has throttle lag, if I step on the gas it takes a few seconds for it to actually kick in.
When driving the gas pedal is sporadic, sometimes when I step on the gas the car feels like its about to stall or die out, so I have to push on the gas a little bit harder and thats when it really kicks in and gives me a hard thrust of speed.
Other time when I step on the gas its normal acceleration, car doesn't feel like its dieing down, it has good throttle response.
Its comparable to my 07 Mustang v6. It has throttle lag, if I step on the gas it takes a few seconds for it to actually kick in.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Haymarket VA
Choke is a good place to start (assuming it's hooked up). I don't know much about 88s, do you have a fuel filter that's clear? If so a simple check would be to observe it's fill level when cold and then when warm.
Again not knowing much about fuel injection I had a carburetor setup that would start fine when cold because fuel pressure had bled off. When still warm fuel pressure was still too high and caused a flooding situation. Not sure if that's a concern or not with fi, probably not...
Timing is the point at which the spark is sent from the distributor to fire the particular cylindar relative to top dead center (TDC). If you have 12degress adv. initial timing that means your distributor is firing #1 cylinder 12deg before TDC (no other timing modifiers considered). This is also known as static timing.
Timing involves huge discussions and write ups so just do a search and you'll find everything you need on both timing and choke settings/methodology.
Again not knowing much about fuel injection I had a carburetor setup that would start fine when cold because fuel pressure had bled off. When still warm fuel pressure was still too high and caused a flooding situation. Not sure if that's a concern or not with fi, probably not...
Timing is the point at which the spark is sent from the distributor to fire the particular cylindar relative to top dead center (TDC). If you have 12degress adv. initial timing that means your distributor is firing #1 cylinder 12deg before TDC (no other timing modifiers considered). This is also known as static timing.
Timing involves huge discussions and write ups so just do a search and you'll find everything you need on both timing and choke settings/methodology.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 5,086
Likes: 786
From: Lebanon Township New Jersey
Your problem is the choke. It shouldn't take 1 - 2 minutes to start when its cold and certainly not 20 minutes when the engine is somewhat warm. When the engine is cold and not running, floor the gas pedal twice and see if the choke flap closes completely. Take off the top of the air cleaner to check. If not, see why not. After that is corrected, the rate at which it opens, which is adjustable, determines how well it starts when the engine is warm, like at the grocery store.
