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Re: gtv 74 won't start...



> Subject: gtv 74 won't start, good spark, plenty fuel, combust...then dies
> The car cranks and fires for a second or two ....but then dies..
> Cold start solenoid checked by energizing with a lead to the terminal...it
> clicks.

Al - It could be flooding. Try it with the cold start solenoid disconnected.
This is a common failure mode when the thermostatic actuator starts to go
bad.

Paul Irvine  - Antioch CA
72 Spider - 79 Sprint Veloce - 82 GTV6
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