Car Wont start

[TROJN007]

Whenever i let my car sit over night or for an extended period of time and try to start it then it will crank and crank and crank and nothing, then i try again a few seconds later it will do the same thing then it will crank and crank and crank then will finally fire. Could this be a clogged fuel filter? Any ideas?
Jeff

 

[95CobraMike]

stator aka distributer pick-up aka hull effect sensor....i had troubles like you are describing to me, for a month or so and my mechanic couldnt figure it out, i had to buy a repair manual for my car and i looked through the schematics and voilla...i found the problem...the way i isolated it, was when i had troubles with it, i would open the dizzy and spray contact cleaner on the sensor, to cool it down and it would fire every time, the next time i turned the key. does it usually happen when it is hot?

 

[TROJN007]

No actually when its hot its fine, but after sitting over night or in the parking lot at school all day it has trouble.

 

[HISSIN50]

well, when it cranks and wont fire, have you checked to see if you are missing fuel or spark?

good luck.