2000 Chrysler Town and Country Cold weather starting

Tiny
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  • 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
  • 3.3L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 155,000 MILES
With temperatures under 0 degrees F, I tried to start my van. It initially started, but was jerky and rough sounding. It started but it never idled gently like usual. I turned it off and tried it again after a couple minutes. It kept turning over (almost sounding like it was going to start), but never started up completely. I jumped the battery, thinking it could use some extra "juice, " but that didn't work either. The next morning (today) I pushed it into our Industrial Tech shop at our school to let it warm up and to give myself a warm place to work on it. After knowing the car was warm, I tried it again. It did the same thing. It keeps turning over, but not starting completely. The battery and spark plugs are both pretty new. I do not know if the spark plugs being flooded could be an issue. I haven't had time, but the shop teacher took one out and said he didn't think anything seemed foul. I don't know if there is a relationship between the spark plugs and the starter and I also don't know if the engine would be turning over if the starter were bad. What do you think?
Thursday, December 12th, 2013 AT 11:15 AM

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Tiny
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Scan for codes and check fuel pressure with a gauge. Then check resistance of crank sensor they go bad on these as well as the connection 50-60 psi key on activated by scanner tool
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Sunday, August 30th, 2020 AT 12:15 PM
Tiny
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We scanned for codes and got nothing. The next step would be to check the fuel pressure, right? Is there a safe way to do this without a gauge?
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Sunday, August 30th, 2020 AT 12:15 PM
Tiny
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No you need a gauge because if it is a few pounds low it will squirt auto parts rent the gauge
check cranks sensor
Turn ignition off. Using ohmmeter, check resistance between ground and terminal No. 2 (Black/Light Blue wire) on crankshaft position sensor connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, go to next step. If resistance is 5 ohms or more, repair open on Black/Light Blue wire between PCM and crankshaft position sensor
it may also be a bad crank sensor but have no figures on that check against a new one.
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