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Originally Posted by RH77
Just polling, what is the most common reason for the failure of vehicles to start in extreme cold? Fuel-line freeze up, coolant frozen-up, battery shot, etc?
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I would think that the fuel vapors would simply not want to ignite in extreme cold. I remember one deep-freeze, my Escort wagon wouldn't start until I figured out that if I turned it over for about 20-30 seconds straight, the engine would (weakly) sputter to life.
The Geo often does the same thing, except that it hasn't taken more than about 5 seconds of cranking.