Hard to start when cold! Help!

[benson8708]

When my 1995 rt/10 is cold it take about ten seconds to start. I have removed and cleaned the throttle body and it didn't help. I have readjusted my throttle cables. I am thinking maybe fuel filter but it runs great once it starts. Please advise.
Mike

 

[plumcrazy]

did you try some of the other obvious easy things like : plugs, wires ? and also the fuel filter. if not, id change all of those regardless if they're old

 

[benson8708]

Yeah I need to check the plugs. I heard the wires are a pain to change.

 

[Steve-Indy]

Wires are easy...fuel filter is no joke.

Have you checked fuel pressure?...leak-down??

 

[SNKEBIT]

I would say your fuel pressure reg. has croaked. Try cycling the key to run pos. 3-4 times then crank the engine over. If it starts right away, regulator is bad, need to pull the tank out..............fun,,,,, NOT!

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Even if you don't do this, it may help understand the problem.

http://forums.viperclub.org/illustr...re-your-viper-fuel-pump-starting-problem.html

 

[benson8708]

I turned the key a few times and then it started right up. Thanks guys. I will try and figure out how to fix the fuel pressure regulator. Any merchants chim in if you have one.

 

[SNKEBIT]

I turned the key a few times and then it started right up. Thanks guys. I will try and figure out how to fix the fuel pressure regulator. Any merchants chim in if you have one.

You can still buy them from Dodge seperately, I think. (you can still buy fuel pump seperate.) The gen.2 guys are screwed.

 

[Steve-Indy]

Ask "Tom F&L, GoR"
about his fix for this fuel pump leak-down.