why?

Jafir Elkurd wrote:
> Do you wait for the check engine light to go off before you start cranking?
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> "alan" <no-longer-valid@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:cclohj$qq$1@news.Stanford.EDU...
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>>97 integra
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>>Even when the fuel pump is primed, I still have instances where it takes
>>about a half dozen cranks (~3 seconds)to start the engine. I am
>>wondering if this is normal? My former Civic usually started with less
>>than 3 cranks.
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