Bloody F-ing Hell....

[collwen]

I got the car home last night. While it was idling, the engine was doing this surging thing, but seemed to even out by the time I turned it off.

In fact, it started this morning, but stalled when I got to a stop light. I was on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie (just north of the IBM Poughkeepsie campus- at the lights by the Price Chopper and shopping plazas).

The bleeping car won't start again. At least this time it tries to turn over.

Marnen came and we switched cars. I am so lucky that he has a job where he can take the train if I'm having car problems.

He did find one thing that would get the car to start- call AAA for a tow and then the car will start.

So it is back at the garage, with 2 voice-mails telling them to FIX it. To look at the car/engine even if it starts for them. Because it should NOT be doing this.

The keys happened to fall on the envelope that contains the payment from getting the starter replaced.

Comments

One of the most common...

[seawasp]

... causes of something like that is worn or wet wires. Morning gives high chances of dew condensation, which wets the wires down and makes stalling or hard starting much more likely.

Re: One of the most common...

[collwen.livejournal.com]

it was stalling in the afternoons too.