Hey, now that's I've wasted the airwaves with drivel for a few days, I have a technical question! Matilda has been having some trouble getting going in the morning the past few days. I'll start her up, but then if I have to stop in the first few minutes of driving (stop sign, need to back up to get out of my parking space, that kind of thing) the engine will die and I have trouble getting her to start again. It happened yesterday and then again today. If I wait a few minutes then she'll start, but I'm careful to rev the engine gently and make sure she's running okay before I drive again, lest she slip back into inaction. After that she's fine, and I haven't had trouble later in the day at all. Just first thing in the morning. It's not too cold here - maybe 40 at the lowest. And I'm at somewhat high altitude - 7000 in the Grand Canyon yesterday, and whatever Gallup, NM is this morning. I seem to recall similar symptoms eons ago when the battery died of old age on my Honda. Does that sound like what's happening here?
Joy
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