1998 Saturn SL1 98 SATURN HAS TROUBLE STARTING ON FIRST STA

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UCJIMBO
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1998 Saturn SL1 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

MY 98 SATURN SL1 STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE STARTING, BUT ONLY ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY! AFTER THAT START, IT WOULD START NORMAL THE REST OF THE DAY! THEN IT GOT MORE DIFFICULT TO START, AND IF IT DIDN'T START ON FIRST TRY, IT WOULDN'T! THE ENGINE TURNS OVER FAST, BUT WILL NOT START! IF I PUT A JUMP STARTER ON IT, IT WILL EVENTUALLY START? I REPLACED THE BATTERY, PLUGS AND WIRES. WHAT DO YOU THINK?.........JIMBO
Jan 5, 2010 at 10:50 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Next time it doesn't start cold try holding ur gas pedal to the floor while cranking it if it starts and smokes when it starts let me know the more details the better.
Jan 5, 2010 at 11:10 AM
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