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Originally Posted by alano
Hoping I can get some help here.....a year of headaches and lots of $$$ at the dealer hasn't helped.
My wifes 2004 4.8is occassionally won't start. There is plenty of cranking power it just seems to 'choke' as if it is barely catching...when the cranking stops, it idles at what seems like 200rpm then dies. If she waits 1-2 hours, it fires up perfectly.
It only happens in the winter but not when it's extremly cold.
It's never happend while parked outside.
It only evers happens after it's been parked for 2-3 hours.
There is no fine line of starting or not, it either starts perfectly or not at all.
We've changed the battery, installed the 'freeze up kit', and done service II. I don't know what else to do...the dealer can't replicate it and if they blame on the battery one more time...I'm gonna snap.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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I would search on "intermediate levers" and also checkout the starter. I'll see if I can find the specific thread I read about the starter that seems similar to yours.
EDIT: Sorry it was different from yours. That one was because of some loose bushing or something on the started that needed to be tightened (in order to cacth the flywheel more) but doesn't sound like your problem.
Isn't our X supposed to turn the switch then automatically keeps cranking to catch by itself? Like we don't have to hold the key turned. So, I wonder if it might be a problem in the ignition assembly in the steering column? Sorry can't be more helpful.
The intermediate lever kinda sounds different since you say happens in winter but NOT in extreme cold and not outside. Weird.