Starting issues

[BMW BMXER]

Would a thermo go bad so fast?

I thought head gasket leaks could be easily detected via milky oil.

I am running some of that dye stuff threw my car and then examining it under a UV light to see where the coolant is comming from.

If by the end of all this its my head.
Bye Bye e30.

[///M Powered]

I'm having the same problem starting, It'll trun over then rev up to 2k then just die, or it will go to 200 rpm and chug its way slowly to idle.

[eta-ph]

same issues here, starts easily in the morning, after driving it a few hours or so, when its time to start it up again, i have to step on the gas pedal, cranks for about 5 sec before it starts