Too hot to start?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Somewhere near Fort Wayne, Indiana
Too hot to start?
This sounds dumb as hell, but three days in a row now. I have an 89 m6. It starts just fine in the morning to go to work, but after work when it's about 95° out it doesnt want to do anything. As in, wont crank over. The dash lights up fine. If I put the windows down and air it out for awhile, it starts normally. I think the heat in the cabin is affecting a switch somewhere, clutch switch maybe or ignition switch? The security light doesnt flash unless the doors are open, so I dont think it's the VATS. Any ideas?
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Burning Brakes
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Le Mans Master
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I think I'd refer to the FSM and start probing the start circuit: divide and eliminate! (Oh, intermittent problems are sooooo much more challenging than hard failures!)
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Burning Brakes
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From: Somewhere near Fort Wayne, Indiana
That was what I was focusing on - having experienced that before...UNTIL he said that after he opens the windows and airs it out - i.e., cools down the interior, it will start normally. That, eliminates (?) the starter, at least for the time being. methinks.
I think I'd refer to the FSM and start probing the start circuit: divide and eliminate! (Oh, intermittent problems are sooooo much more challenging than hard failures!)
I think I'd refer to the FSM and start probing the start circuit: divide and eliminate! (Oh, intermittent problems are sooooo much more challenging than hard failures!)
