Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-g.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-g!mjs From: mjs@cmu-cs-g.ARPA (Mark Stehlik) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Baby it's cold outside Message-ID: <222@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 17:03:52 EST Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-g.222 Posted: Mon Jan 21 17:03:52 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 27-Jan-85 07:33:17 EST References: <159@ur-cvsvax.UUCP> Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 10 In addition to the carb not being adjusted (actually it's the choke that would need to be adjusted) and the right oil viscosity (say, 5W-30 or 10W-40), you should look at your ignition source. A bad spark plug wire or fouled plug will also prevent your car from starting, even if the battery is good. This is ESPECIALLY true of 4 cylinder vehicles (because they can't afford to be missing one cylinder). Happy freezing. Mark