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Nov 13, 2018
6:03
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BigD Coug
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So our old car that’s used by the high schoolers started up OK this morning, but
died as soon as it was shifted into gear. It was also near/below freezing for the first time. Any ideas?
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So our old car that’s used by the high schoolers started up OK this morning, but
BigD Coug
11/13/18 6:03am
I've seen that happen once. The guy fixed it by slamming his head on the
WDaddy
11/13/18 6:20am
Most likely the RPMs were too low (lots of reasons for this in the cold on an old car) and when your kid
Bert609
11/13/18 6:27am
My first thought was bad idle air control valve. What kind of car is it and how
Dread Pirate Westley
11/13/18 7:08am
Yup. Or even the intake temp sensor (both should be fairly cheap). With cold, dense air, if the IAT was reading
Bert609
11/13/18 7:13am
1998 infiniti QX4
BigD Coug
11/13/18 7:36am
One simple thing to check would be the air filter. After that, I'd go after the
Dread Pirate Westley
11/13/18 8:37am
Could be as simple as an old, weak battery
Richbyu
11/13/18 7:53am
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