starting problems

[kdonnie4]

i have a 95 neon sohc. it takes forever to start tit just keeps cranking over. then finaly it will start then it runs fine. its only really hard to start first thing in the mornin. after it warms upit starts a little easier.

[MoparMarcIdaho]

that an engine needs to run are fuel,air and spark.Youre not getting one.

[kdonnie4]

it runs fine just takes alittle bit to start
it started doing it as soon as we changed the head gasket

[MoparMarcIdaho]

sounds like you cold start enrichment isnt working properly for some reason,had a similar problem with a yota 22re last year and it was a sensor that wasnt plugged in properly.If it started good before you worked on it,chances are you have a similar hiccup.Better go through your connections again.

[kdonnie4]

my mos is a 63w10 i fix hummers and other wheelwd vehicles.
thanx for the tip

[MoparMarcIdaho]

63B20 Wheel vehicle mechanic.Was stationed in Germany,ended up being the head wheel vehicle mechanic at battalion maintenance in an engineer battalion.was responsible for everything there with tires on it,from 1/4 ton jeeps to 10 tons.Was only an E4 but no one else was qualified to do it.was an E7 slot but they made me do it.Lots of stuff to sign for.Didnt have Humvees then,got out in 77.would have been retired for 9 yrs if I would have stayed in but couldnt stand the lifer bullshit.I now enjoy being a P.F.C. Get it?Is your check engine light on?Should be with that problem,scan for trouble codes too.FTA all the way dude.

[kdonnie4]

my check engine light is on everytime. but sometimes after driving for awhile it finaly goes out. i had some mechanic at the dealer ship trying to tell me it was my short ram intake. i asked how cause i had the intake on there for about two years. and they wanted to charge me about 150.00 to scan the computer.

[MoparMarcIdaho]

Its on because it wont close loop.Something isnt hooked up right.Its staying in diagnostic mode.A paper clip in the right spot on your test port,key on engine off will blink your check engine light in morse code and download trouble codes.