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88 911 only starts sometimes

Old Jun 8, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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my 1988 911 will only start now and than,if it fires?,it will stay running than after the key is turned off it won't fire back up, after it sits a day or two it will fire back up? what is the deal? thank you if you can help, I would love to drive her,the weather on the coast is great now!
 

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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Could be a couple things, but I would start by replacing the DME relay first. If that doesn't fix it, then I would look at the reference sensors and the cylinder head temp sensor.
 
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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I have done all of that,now what?
 
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Have you checked the basics like spark, coil, plugs, distributer cap etc?
 
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