1989 6 cylinder 300se Hard Start?

Submitted by jeffs heap on 21 February 2008 - 1:55am.

will not start if left for a few days without running and if i only travel a short distance then it will not start until it has been left for quite a while

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Could be simple. Could be not

21 February 2008 - 7:43am

Kent Bergsma

This type of problem can be difficult to diagnose without the proper test equipment. I would recommend you start with the simple things first. See my 103 Engine Tuning Guide. If doing some of the basics does not help then you may have a more serious fuel injection / fuel flow problem. You may need to have your fuel system pressure tested by a competent mechanic

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1989 6 cylinder 300se Hard Start?

Could be simple. Could be not

Thank you for the Factory books