1996 MAZDA ETUDE
130,000 MILES
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180SE Auto.When the motor is hot and switched off then left for a short while +- 10 minutes it will not start. Sometimes flooring it and cranking it continiously it may start. It smells as if it's flooded. If left to cool down a bit it starts no problem. When standing in traffic it also will randomly rev from idling +-800 to 2000rpm for a short while then settle back down to 800 again. Makes no difference if it's in drive or neutral. It will not do it if I have the bonnet open! I have tried to check the timing but cannot see the crank marks - no direct line of sight for the strobe light.
Feb 27, 2013 at 8:02 AM
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