# Hard starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/51666>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cherokee, jeep\
**Created:** [July 11, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/51666 "2010-07-11T19:44:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shadytree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@shadytree](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadytree)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/51666/1 "2010-07-11T19:44:39Z")

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150K on 5.2L v8. first start of the day it cranks for several seconds before starting – not right away like before. Last tuned @ 60K with cap, rotor, wires & Bosch platinum single electrode plugs.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/51666/2 "2010-07-11T19:56:51Z")

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Perhaps it’s taking that long to build up fuel pressure. Your fuel system may have lost pressure overnight. (leaky injector?)

Try turning key on for 3 seconds (don’t crank engine), off, on for 3 sec, off. Let the fuel pump run for a few turns of the key without cranking the engine. See if this helps it start quicker in the morning.

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**Author:** ![shadytree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@shadytree](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadytree)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting/51666/3 "2010-07-11T20:14:40Z")

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THANKS – I’ll give that a try in the morning.