Q: takes a few cranks for my car to start after it dies and putters out 4 times,once it starts everything sounds good
recently had timing chain,water pump,spark plugs,and wires all replaced now my car takes awhile to start without it dying out on me.It always starts after about 5 tries,each try it sounds better and better until it starts.It only happens if i havent started it in awhile if i start it,then again a hr or so its fine but if i let it sit for more than 5 hrs its takes awhile.
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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