yes its an auto, I,m going to replace the fuel filter, its time for that, and change oil and filter also, then I'll go from there, thanks , I did notice that it does not do it when I plug it in at night, were at the 38-40 degree mark at night, 55-60 during the day, I grew up in upper westchester county,ny. went to prep-school, in colchester,conn. st thomas more prep, in 1974 -75, thanks bc