Hard to start

speedjunkie · 09-24-2013, 11:17 AM

I've noticed that my battery voltage during driving is around 14v and up, so I'm not too worried about the alternator and the battery and starter aren't showing any indication of being bad either. My buddy that has tuned for me before is pretty sure it's just the tune. I'm going to swap in my Adaptronic ECU and see where it puts me. Although I'd rather fix the problem on the PFC if possible.

I recently swapped all my gauges to Speedhut gauges (speedo, tach and fuel gauge along with the SPA gauges I had already for oil, fuel and water), and I've been having problems getting the fuel gauge calibrated correctly. I was coming to work with the car a bit ago and the fuel gauge said empty all of a sudden (it's usually on full), so I drove straight to the gas station. It took 8.5 gallons. So I still have that issue. Then the damn car didn't want to start again. ARGH!!!! Other than that it's been starting alright.

JL1RX7 · 09-24-2013, 02:16 PM

I would check your wiring. Might be a short in there somewhere playing havoc on you. I would still get the battery checked out. It could have a bad cell and still "act" normal. Advance does the stuff for free so always an easy check to get it out of the way.

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09-24-2013, 11:17 AM	#1
speedjunkie RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,089 Rep Power: 20	I've noticed that my battery voltage during driving is around 14v and up, so I'm not too worried about the alternator and the battery and starter aren't showing any indication of being bad either. My buddy that has tuned for me before is pretty sure it's just the tune. I'm going to swap in my Adaptronic ECU and see where it puts me. Although I'd rather fix the problem on the PFC if possible. I recently swapped all my gauges to Speedhut gauges (speedo, tach and fuel gauge along with the SPA gauges I had already for oil, fuel and water), and I've been having problems getting the fuel gauge calibrated correctly. I was coming to work with the car a bit ago and the fuel gauge said empty all of a sudden (it's usually on full), so I drove straight to the gas station. It took 8.5 gallons. So I still have that issue. Then the damn car didn't want to start again. ARGH!!!! Other than that it's been starting alright.

09-24-2013, 02:16 PM	#2
JL1RX7 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Front Royal, VA Posts: 487 Rep Power: 18	I would check your wiring. Might be a short in there somewhere playing havoc on you. I would still get the battery checked out. It could have a bad cell and still "act" normal. Advance does the stuff for free so always an easy check to get it out of the way.