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When my car is cold it likes to hesitate to start, I'm thinking maybe cold weather battery or alternator? I just thought I'd say something for a precaution if I should expect anything or not...sometimes I let off the ignition and try again and it hesitates for 5 seconds on the first try then 2nd try a little less and it runs fine...something to worry about, or not?
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I'm having the same exact problem. I've done the dry-gas thing, and filled the tank with premium. Just bought a new coil too, thought that was it, but it wasn't....
Can anyone offer up some thoughts!??!?
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It could mean your battery is about to go. Mine acted the same way then about 2 weeks later, the battery finally died.
Also make sure all your connections to the battery are good and tight.
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I have that same prob. try turnin the key to the on pos. youll hear the fuel pump kick on then you wont hear it, finish by giving the beast life. I learned this trick from my brother, he HAS to do that w/ his Lightning or the fuel rails go dry for a sec.
But I live in the arctic reaches of centeral MN, it supposed to hit -20 F  that is oober [censored] cold!! Hey hope this helps. see ya  
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Originally posted by 96tourkid:
I'm having the same exact problem. I've done the dry-gas thing, and filled the tank with premium. Just bought a new coil too, thought that was it, but it wasn't....
Can anyone offer up some thoughts!??!?
What coil did you get? Stock, Accel, or MSD??? (i am going to buy a new one tommorrow and so far im going with Accel.
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Yeah, because I really didn't do my battery favors when I put my speakers in my front doors I had the radio turned on trying out the right side one to see if it worked ok and I also had my passenger side door wide open  , and when I was getting everything ready for the 2nd speaker to go in my radio started cuttin in and out I'm like WTF, did I connect something wrong, so I thought I'd just see if the car would start before I tore everything appart and my car's lights inside strobbed a little and the car started but barely, and it staled after that and I thought oh [censored], I ran my battery dead so I grabbed my dad's jumper box off his work bench and hooked it up to the battery gave the key a turn she started right up and haden't had a problem since me and my dad put the CD changer in it in November, (the front speakers was in August I think) anyways it started like it does now so I'm starting to think its the battery, thanks for the advice guys, I'm just gonna have my battery pack I got for Xmas around in case it dies on me, I'm just gonna wait this out to get a new one, since it still has some juice and I have something to jump it in case it goes dead soon...thanks guys.
Oh and also leaving work tonite it staled on me(I was thinking OMG don't go dead battery especally when I don't have my jumper pack on me)...and gave it a guick turn again and started right up like nothing wrong.
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Originally posted by Robsdaace:
Originally posted by 96tourkid:
I'm having the same exact problem. I've done the dry-gas thing, and filled the tank with premium. Just bought a new coil too, thought that was it, but it wasn't....
Can anyone offer up some thoughts!??!?
What coil did you get? Stock, Accel, or MSD??? (i am going to buy a new one tommorrow and so far im going with Accel.
Do the Search thing. There has been a bit of talk about coils.
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Originally posted by Robsdaace:
What coil did you get? Stock, Accel, or MSD??? (i am going to buy a new one tommorrow and so far im going with Accel.
Get the cheapest you can find.
Stock is as good as either of the aftermarket choices.
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It's a Motocraft. (Products from Ford Company)
I'm gonna go see about my battery today...
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Originally posted by 96tourkid:
It's a Motocraft. (Products from Ford Company)
Glad you let us know what brand is OEM for our cars... 
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