Zesty
04-22-2006, 10:18 AM
Car is a '92 base model hatch. Has redtop optima, recently replaced plugs and distributor cap/rotor. Also, starter doesn't seem to have much life left on it.....sometimes makes a grinding noise upon startup. Had the problem before I changed the plugs/cap/rotor.
Anyways, when my car is cold it doesn't have a problem. Starts up and eventually idles at 700rpms once it gets warmed up a bit. The problem is when I try and start it when the car is already warm. For whatever reason, the car bogs down and nearly wants to die, before hopping back up to 700rpms or so.
It never dies, but seems like it gets real close, and it's starting to bother me.
Never happens when it's cold, only when it's warmed up. Whether the car has been sitting for a bit or not, if it's warm it seems to have this issue.
Could it be due to the starter? Alternator? Plug wires? Coil? Thanks in advance for any help.
Anyways, when my car is cold it doesn't have a problem. Starts up and eventually idles at 700rpms once it gets warmed up a bit. The problem is when I try and start it when the car is already warm. For whatever reason, the car bogs down and nearly wants to die, before hopping back up to 700rpms or so.
It never dies, but seems like it gets real close, and it's starting to bother me.
Never happens when it's cold, only when it's warmed up. Whether the car has been sitting for a bit or not, if it's warm it seems to have this issue.
Could it be due to the starter? Alternator? Plug wires? Coil? Thanks in advance for any help.