Originally Posted by
alloy2
Now If I only knew where the computer was located or even what it looks like.
Check between the battery and the fender.
It looks roughly like this:
Keep us posted if this fixes the problem. My Escort wagon has the same issue if it sits overnight in any weather colder than 50 degrees F. Starts up, runs for a few seconds and quits.
To get it going again, I either need to crank it over a bit or leave the key on for around 30 seconds. After that, it'll start and run fine all day. In the summer, it starts up fine with no issues.
It's not the fuel pump, because once it's up and running I can climb steep hills at full throttle with no hesitation. I've been told in my case it's probably the ignition module on the distributor. Form what I could find about that generation of Dodge, the ignition module is part of the ECU.
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