[Intuit]

A jolt on the initial start for the engine ?

Sometimes it doesn't happen. Sometimes it's barely noticeable. Sometimes it's really noticeable. Every blue moon, (like every other year, few years,) particularly if your sitting on an unstable snow pile, it's like an elephant just kicked your car.

It's like the engine starts to fire before the starter has a chance to get up to consistent, full cranking speed. To compensate, I've been holding the accelerator pedal to the floor for a second or few and timing it's release to start the engine.

Re-tentioning the timing belt and strengthening the battery connections, grounds, would likely help the issue. (yes the original starter and original engine/trans mounts are fine) But just curious if anyone else has had or noticed this.

BTW, the fact that it does start with barely a turn of the engine has saved me in every run-down battery (leaving lights on) situation.

 

[Chaos9218]

Hmm that happend to me yesterday for the first time and i dont live where it snows but usally lol only happens to me if my cars in gear and i take my foot off the clutch

 

[Intuit]

I mean jolt as in strong, sudden, brief vibration. Car itself doesn't actually move. Not transmission related.

 

[hippo]

when mine starts it seems the whole thing jumps a few inches the dash seems to bounce up and down at you

 

[juggalo]

is that a 5 speed thing? mine is an auto and i don't have this problem except for the stumble for a sec on cold starts like the engine is struggling to run and then it's fine. intuit, if ur HG is still leaking like mine then it could be a slight loss in compression causing it. :shrug:

 

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