Cold engine likes to die Options

[PaddyTapps]

So believe it or not, it's been a little chilly in Florida the past few days. By chilly I mean low to mid 40s. I know its snowing in other parts of the world but for FL, it's chilly! I started my car Monday, turned over just fine and then promptly the rpm's fell to 0 and it died. I tried again, same thing. I thought if i drive it some it'll warm up and be fine. It died 3 more times when the clutch was pushed if, so i had to keep my foot on the gas so it wouldn't die used my left foot to brake to get to work. after about 5-10 minutes of that it would run without dying. I'm thinking that the battery's ok, else it wouldn't have turned over at all correct? Anybody have an idea why a cold engine would die like that? I'm stumped.

This post has been edited by PaddyTapps: Mar 27, 2013 - 3:38 PM

[PaddyTapps]

Yeah I didn't think the pulley had anything to do with it. How can I tell if the the cap and rotor are bad?

[Syaoran]

Yeah I didn't think the pulley had anything to do with it. How can I tell if the the cap and rotor are bad?

It's hard, but usually they just lose conductivity and cause a weak spark or no spark at all. You can check them and see if they look worn out (dark, luster-less metal for example)

You could also take them to a local autoparts and ask for both and compare. I don't think there's any real "test" for them, they're just one of those maintenance items you replace every couple of months, like the gasoline filter.