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Hello,
I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
of where to go next in tracking this down?

Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!

-Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I posted a similar problem this morning and Jim Yanik was kind enough to
respond. It looks like a main relay problem. Did a goggle search and got
this; http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub.../aa010301a.htm
Just returning the favour. Good luck.

André


"thecricket" <kunnathj@gmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
1123697126.891979.6230@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.co m...
> Hello,
> I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
> Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
> in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
> all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
> it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
> start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
> Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
> sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
> up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
> of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
> of where to go next in tracking this down?
>
> Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!
>
> -Jeff
>

Oh my god....I was just about to post the same problem. Maybe I will
too, just because it can't hurt to get as much info as we can.

Kathy

thecricket wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
> Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
> in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
> all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
> it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
> start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
> Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
> sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
> up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
> of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
> of where to go next in tracking this down?
>
> Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!
>
> -Jeff
>

Main relay.
Google the group on it.


"kathleen williamson" <kamandorefusesrefuse@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:ABvKe.8179$yH2.301903@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> Oh my god....I was just about to post the same problem. Maybe I will too,
> just because it can't hurt to get as much info as we can.
>
> Kathy
>
> thecricket wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
>> Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
>> in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
>> all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
>> it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
>> start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
>> Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
>> sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
>> up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
>> of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
>> of where to go next in tracking this down?
>>
>> Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>
>

Thank you so much for all your help. I'll be printing out these
messages and the site Andre/Jeff spoke about. Maybe my mechanic will
give me a medal and a break on this new bill.



thecricket wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
> Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
> in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
> all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
> it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
> start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
> Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
> sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
> up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
> of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
> of where to go next in tracking this down?
>
> Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!
>
> -Jeff
>

kathleen williamson <kamandorefusesrefuse@sympatico.ca> wrote in
news:0twKe.8640$6d4.1119032@news20.bellglobal.com:

> Thank you so much for all your help. I'll be printing out these
> messages and the site Andre/Jeff spoke about. Maybe my mechanic will
> give me a medal and a break on this new bill.
>
>
>
> thecricket wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on an issue for me.
>> Whenever the weather is hot enough and I'm unable to find a spot parked
>> in the shade I'm unable to start my car if the suns been shining on it
>> all day. I'll turn the key and it'll keep turning and turning but
>> it'll never catch and start (occasionally I'll get lucky and it'll
>> start). Otherwise I'm left to sit and wait until the day cools off.
>> Most times I'll have someone come pick me up and then after the sun
>> sets and things cool off I'll go back to my car and it will start right
>> up. Someone suggested loosening my gas cap incase there was some kind
>> of pressure build up. I've done that and have had no luck. Any ideas
>> of where to go next in tracking this down?
>>
>> Thank you for any help you might be able to provide!
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>

tegger.com and mark19 have excellent sites about reworking the main relay.
(Google "mark19" and "main relay",he's got good pictures.)


--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

I was able to replace the part myself yesterday. Boy was the bugger
way up in there. What a pain to get to. I appreciate everyones input.
Now I just have to wait till the weather gets hot again. It's
michigan..... I might have to wait until next summer :-P

Thanks again!

"thecricket" <kunnathj@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1124483627.222080.311830@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com:

> I was able to replace the part myself yesterday. Boy was the bugger
> way up in there. What a pain to get to. I appreciate everyones input.
> Now I just have to wait till the weather gets hot again. It's
> michigan..... I might have to wait until next summer :-P
>
> Thanks again!
>
>

did ya take the old relay apart to see how easy it is to resolder?
It's very easy,to take the cover off and to resolder.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim,

I did take it apart but I haven't soldered a thing in my life. Any
advice? With the new replacement part in I hadn't even thought about
it.

Thank you, Jeff

"thecricket" <kunnathj@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1124830390.850291.58910@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com:

> Jim,
>
> I did take it apart but I haven't soldered a thing in my life. Any
> advice? With the new replacement part in I hadn't even thought about
> it.
>
> Thank you, Jeff
>
>

Well,then you don't have the tools needed to do the job,so it would not
make sense to attempt resoldering.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net