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[3rd Gen : 96-00]: Takes time to start on incline

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Old 10-28-2014, 05:16 PM
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My 2000 Grand Caravan has for years had a problem that it would sometimes take sometime to start. Once it was started once it would start first try for the rest of the day. I moved jut over a year ago and the problem was a lot less frequent. We stayed at my in laws house for 2 weekends a couple weeks ago. It was then that I realized how to recreate the problem. If it is parked on an incline over night it will not start up right away. I had to jump start it twice because it would take so long to start. The next weekend I parked sideways on the hill and had no problems starting the next morning.


I tried to find something on it but I don't know enough about it to search for a solution. I assume that its a fuel issue I just don't know where to start.
Thanks for any help on this problem.
 
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Old 10-29-2014, 10:07 AM
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Your fuel pump is most likely leaking down pressure. Sign of a pump on its way out. I'd start there.
 



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