Posted by Brian on November 04, 1998 at 15:01:59:
In Reply to: Brrrr = wrrr-wr..r..rr for 10 minutes.... posted by Paulie on November 04, 1998 at 09:40:59:
I can sympathize, Paulie. It has not goten very cold here in Ohio yet, (25 tonight) but, my Mav sometimes gives me fits in the a.m. It get even worse when there there is dampness involved (rain or heavy dew). I have already completed some of Tom's suggestions and they have helped as far as the cold goes. Still looking for the wet weather solution though....
: Is it the cold weather? It seems if I leave Alice over night I can guarentee that come the morning I'll be spending a good while trying to wake her up... there seems to be plenty of power there, just not quite enough to kick her over. Even after she starts (and I do let her idle for a few minutes in the morning (much to the annoyance of my nieghbors) she still sounds like crap until we've spent time on the freeway. In the afternoon when I pick her back up at the park and ride she's usually just fine... (commuting to Art school.. no WAY am I dealing with Seattle traffic 5 days a week!)
: The radiator was replaced back in September and the cooling system flushed so I know there's plenty of antifreeze... (heater core was also replaced 6 months ago.)
: Does it sound like my alternater's going bad? Almost everything else electrical is also 2 years old at the latest.)
: Maybe it's thta she's just not a morning car....
: PS, as far as her SFA, it's been put on 2-3+ month hold... more than likely I'll just save up the money and have the springs replaced...