Well, you have either a weak battery or poor connections. You should have your battery tested to see how well it holds a charge. Colder makes it harder for electrons to move and so requires a good battery and good connections to make this happen. All connections to and from the battery should be checked. There is a possibility that the solenoid in your starter may be malfunctioning in colder weather and may need to be taken apart and lubed or replaced. You can check this by directly connecting the battery with a jumper wire to the solenoid to see how well it performs with power directly applied. All standard warnings apply here and I accept no responsibility for any injuries following this advice..... Hope you find and fix the problem.... Steven On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Annie Anderson <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. > > Having some trouble with cold weather starting problems. Every time the > weather gets cold, the van will not start. The battery dies and it has to be > jumped. > > Anyone have ideas what might be the cause? I'm getting very irritated with > this issue. > > Thanks. > > ~Annie > Sent from my iPhone |
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