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    cold starting problems?

    > When the car is cold, occasionally the car
    > will crank, start, rev high then die. It
    > feels sorta like fuel starvation, but after
    > fighting this for about 3-4 minutes and
    > holding the gas pedal down after starting
    > it, the car starts, revs high, then balances
    > out to idle. It almost feels like an old
    > carb'd car. After the car goes to idle, it
    > has no problems at all.

    > I'm almost positive this only happens when
    > it's cold, so I'm wondering cold start
    > valve?

    > Also, I don't know if this is related, but
    > once, and only one, on the way home from
    > work at night, while the car was up to
    > running temp, and while "cruising"
    > with the throttle at a constant position (no
    > acceleration or decceleration), the engine
    > died momentarilly (nothing dramatic, like a
    > "burp"), then went back to normal.
    > Like I said, it was pretty much a
    > "burp" but the engine felt like it
    > completly died.

    > Thanks

    #2
    My car did that the other day, after I changed the batrery... then the head gasket died... go figure :p I know they got nothing to do with each other but hey :)

    u damn Bushie :D

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      #3
      I was actually going to post a very similar thread about my car. Now that the nights are getting cooler (~0 C here), my car has been a bitch to start. It will crank and fire very easily, but it cannot hold an idle.

      I try to maintain it above 1k rpm but it is extremely rough and bumpy. The whole car just shakes. My issue is probably related to the coolant temperature sensor. At operating temp (80C), the resistance of the sensor is supposed to be from 270-400 ohms. Mine is at about 240. It's not off by much, but it's still out of spec.

      Give that a shot, or check the bentley for some more troubleshooting.

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        #4
        do u think it could be the cold start?

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