Starting Problem

[lolatclint]

When I start my car it idles very low and dies out. It usually takes a second shot to get it goin and a little gas.

heres a vid
YouTube - start up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY-ewOOMBMo)

[Sileighty_85]

check Timing and for vacuum leaks

[lolatclint]

alright ill check it out when i get home. oh and is there any more possibilities so i can look into it?

thanks

[smurfgcr]

what motor is this and did it start happening after you did anything special to the car?

[lolatclint]

SOHC and no it worked fine and this has been goin on for the past 2 weeks

[jorge1190]

mine did this...but it ended up being a blown headgasket..but check for vacuum leaks like he said

[smurfgcr]

had the same problem on a SOHC, turned out motor was running on 3 cylinders. Check your spark and make sure you are getting fuel to all cylinders. could be many different issues all hitting at once but it sounds like an electric problem.