themightyquinn
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I know that so many people have cold starting issues. Especially if you live in upstate New York like me where it gets in the negative single digits a lot of nights. My fuel injected 1992 Ford Explorer XLT just will not start unless it warms up to over 10 Degrees Farenheit. Then it starts with no issue. It just clicks once when the key is turned to start position and clicks again when it is released. (The clicking noise isn't a ticking sound, it sounds more like the starter is trying to turn, but it get immediately blocked by something.) I have researched it online and some people say it is the battery, whereas other say it is a frozen starter or solenoid. So here is my question. If the battery is really the issue, why does it start just fine when it warms up? And would switching to a more powerful battery fix it? And if the starter is the issue, what actually freezes up in the starter? Will banging on the starter with a hammer help to unseize it? Will getting a more powerful starter fix the issue? This is kind of important to me because I cannot use a engine block heater as I have to keep my truck in the parking lot overnight and there is no power outlet on the outside of the apartment building. What I have been doing sometimes is leaving the car idling before it gets to cold, but that wastes a lot of gas. So if anyone that has lived in places like mine and might be able to shed some light on this, I would appreciated it. I do not want to buy a new battery for no reason or a new starter and still have the same issue. Thanks and greetings from freezing Fort Drum, NY!