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1995 C4 Corvette starts good when cold, but is hard to start when hot?

Tiny
DAVIDGOOCH
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
  • 140,000 MILES
1995 C4 Corvette starts good when cold, but when hot, It starts and stubbles, backfires, and usually dies. If I keep starting it, it will eventually crank up and run fine. It may take 4-5 tries in a row, but it will then crank up and run normally? The car drives great, and runs good when it starts.
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 AT 11:43 AM

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Tiny
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Check fuel pump pressure when the problem happens. You may have a weak pump.
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 AT 6:43 PM
Tiny
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I will check the Fuel Pressure tomorrow morning. I have a test gauge on the way. I did find a couple of vacuum leaks and re-connected them. I also checked the resistance of the injectors and found them all to read 12.6 except one and it read 13.7? I don't know if this was good or bad. These readings were taken with the engine cool. Should I do it again with the engine warm? Just out of curiosity, would this condition exist if the Coolant Temperature Sensor (CTS) were malfunctioning? I had a ford Bronco do the exact oppisite, Ran good once warmed up, but flooded like when cold. I'll let you know tomorrow morning how the Fuel Pressure test goes. Thank you.
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 AT 7:24 PM
Tiny
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The CTS is designed to tell the computer how rich or lean the fuel mixture should be based on ambient temp and coolant temp. So yes, it could play a role. However, I would rule out other things first.

It used to be so much easier when cars didn't have so many electronics. (Lol)
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011 AT 7:37 PM

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