Extended cranking before starting

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by linny

Yes, mine does have the auto start once you bump and release the key.

One of the first things I did was to replace the battery and the plugs. I would think a dirty injector would show problems after starting. I have not done anything with the injectors. The motor runs as it always has since driving off the showroom floor. My problem is simply the extended cranking to start the engine.

Have you by any chance measured the battery voltage before or during the starting process with your new battery?

Other than with a failing battery (or disconnected coil or injector connectors or disconnected fuel pump), the only way I have been able to induce the long crank behavior is to have air the fuel system.