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Originally Posted by automaton 3
Mileage does go down a bit in winter for the reasons others have noted, but that 's a pretty big drop.
Does it start ok? Does it idle/ run fine? Have you noticed a reduction of power or hesitation? Is it blowing smoke? If so what colour?
When was the last time you had a tune-up? Have a look at your air cleaner and pull a sparkplug and have a look. It could also be your plug wires, fuel filter, O2 sensor, ect. If that car has a distributor (probably does at that year, many of the new ones don't) you should also check your cap and rotor.
Lot of questions, but these are just some of the possibilities. With a good manual and some basic tools you can investigate most of these things yourself.
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Recently (past few months) it has had some issues. A few times it was hesitant to start, although it was did. It idles fine when it is warmed up, when it is cold it idles rough and sounds at times like it is going to stall but it never does. When it is cold it is hesitant and lacks power, when it warms up that improves a lot. It has more exhaust than some of the newer vehicles around me but it is just white exhaust so I didn't think much of it.
I had a tune-up recently but, as always happens, all of these issues disappeared as soon as I got my car to my mechanic so I'm not sure he knew what to look for. Perhaps I will discuss it with him again.
Let me know what you think of the above info. Thanks.