Won't start - cold outside

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MORGINROGERS
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1993 Eagle Vision TSI 3.5 engine, over 100k miles
It wouldn't start when it got very cold a few weeks ago, but started when it warmed up.
Now, the temperature outside had dropped again, again would not start, but it has warmed up outside and will still not start.
hold down the gas and you can hear that is wants to turn over, continue to hold the gas and you can smell gas. All lights and electrical still working perfectly.

Antifreeze is not frozen. Please, do you know where to begin looking for the problem. diagnostic cable was torn out by previous owner. has has tune-up within last 15 months.
Feb 6, 2007 at 11:14 AM
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MIKE H R
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I don't know about eagles , to try to get it started use just a little starting fluid. sometimes a engine needs a little boost be careful with it. if it starts then the problem would be with the gas
Feb 8, 2007 at 6:59 PM
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JOSHWITDATALON
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there are four things it could possibly be. 1st Battery is discharging or it is very low. 2nd Malfunctioning fuel system. 3rd your injectors are leaking there fuel to the outside of the engine and lastly the rotor in the distributor has bad carbon build up on it. Hope this helped you out, even the slightest bit. let me know how it goes and if there are any more questions.
Mar 28, 2007 at 2:10 AM
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