# Hard to start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-start/12682>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** start\
**Created:** [April 8, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-start/12682 "2008-04-08T11:45:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![bigman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bigman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigman)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-start/12682/1 "2008-04-08T11:45:57Z")

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1999 dodge ram 1500 318 engine  
  
  
  
 some times it is hard to start cold or hot. it is like a rubber band you have to wind up. after it is running it seems to run fine. have took it to dealer and they said that it needed a tune up and i did that. and that has not worked eather. please help?