Is This Normal?
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Racer
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From: LaPLATA Md
Is This Normal?
When I go to turn the key to start the car,it acts like it is on a delay.Meaning,I turn it to start and after a 2 second delay then it turns over.The battery is good.It seems to be getting worse the more the day went on.My buddy's car starts as soon as you turn the keyHas anybody experienced this before.I am going to East Coast Supercharging on thursday and don't want to be stranded on that 10 round trip.The car is an 01 A4 vert.HELP!!!! 
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Originally Posted by KernelDee
Certainly not normal. Might want to consider an electrical check on the system.
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I'd say that is not normal. Mine certainly doesn't hesitate to start like that.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy
clean the chip on the key..
Last edited by MDriveMode; May 1, 2005 at 10:24 PM. Reason: grammar
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whan i got my 02vert it did the same thing .someone told me to clean my key by rubbing it on my blue jeans.keep in mind i was out of town and strainded.so i did it, and that was 10 months ago and it hasnt happened again ...cant hurt 2 try . 
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Racer
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From: LaPLATA Md
Found the problem.I installed my alky kit and tied the power into the keyed power wire in the oassenger kick panel.The same wire my radio power wire is tied into.Well for some reason the fuse blew which led me to investigate.I disconnected the alky power from that line and replaced the fuse.NO MORE DELAY!I tapped the alky power into the big orange ignition wire under the column and no more problem.Still don't know why it could't handle them both.
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I'd say not normal. Mine kicks right over.
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Racer
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From: LaPLATA Md
It was a 20 amp towards the top of the box.I don't have the car so I don't remember the #.The wires that I tied into were the 3 extra ones by the fuse panel.I think I tied it to the yellow wire.
