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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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Problems Starting

My car is having some problems starting and I was looking for some ideas on what it might be. It starts up when the engine has been off for at least a halfhour or so but if I go to the store and come out a few minutes later it won't start up for me. I just replaced the starter and it's turning over fine. When it won't start it sounds like there's no gas getting to the engine but I can smell the gas (no leaks though, checked under the truck). I'm replacing the spark plugs this afternoon. Does anyone have any other ideas? I'm guessing it's something in the ignition system but don't know much about that stuff so any help would be much appreciated.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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You didn't tell us the made/model/year of your car, that might be helpful....
 
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