Starting for the first time in the morning

2012 DODGE CARAVAN
184,000 MILES • 3.6L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SHANE BALES
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When I try to start it in the morning it just continuously cranks two to to three time in between 2 or 3 minute breaks in between.then cranks up and starts and runs fine the rest of the day. what could be the problem?
Sep 17, 2019 at 10:45 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Hi,

This sounds like a fuel pressure issue. Best thing to do is to test fuel pressure when you crank it first thing in the morning. It should be about 60 PSI after cranking. I would expect it to be low to 0 after sitting all night but should come up very quickly.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

Let me know what it is and we can go from there. If this checks out then we will need to check for spark when it is not starting. Thanks

https://youtu.be/dCjmRL3p4Cs
Sep 18, 2019 at 10:09 AM
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