back again.... I have been through this car over and over and cannot figure out the deal here.
1. Electrical power drains when trying to start the car. Volt guage in the dash shows it.
2. Car won't start right up, has to be turned over 20+ times to start, and it starts on the downswing, not when cranking which = no spark from coil until key is released from crank position.
3.After the car gets going and warms up and drives for a while it starts much much easier and occasionally i will show spark from the coil on cranking when warmed up.
4. This started in the winter when it was 10 degrees. this car will not start when extremely cold. I pulled it down the road to the local garage and we were able to start it inside where it was warm. basically, the warmer the car is the easier it will start.
5. The car is a strandard shift and will start up no problem with a bump start coasting down the hill in front of my house.
6. Ignition switch, Fuel Computer, Idle Control, Hall sender, Coil, Plug wires, and Battery all have been temporarily replaced with other components known to be good coming directly from another working car in my driveway.
7. There also from time to time, never any pattern to it, but an erratic idle sometimes shows up. it never idles to high, but more often too low and the car will die or sputter for a few seconds and then jump back to life. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the other issue, but it is equally as annoying. this only really happens when going through town, stop start driving. On the interstate this car is a dream.
any ideas guys? i've stumped all the mechanics around my area.
thanks for any input!