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Old May 11th 07, 10:17 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Default My 1986 325es does not start up in the morning

On 11 May 2007 12:29:22 -0700, bmwguy2 > wrote:

>Hi gang,
>
>I have a 1986 325es with 215,000 miles on it and it rung great.
>I have a problem in the morning when I start up the car. It takes a
>few tries before the car starts up. After that it starts with the
>first try.
>I am not sure if it is cold wheater related or not. Because today in
>California it was nice an warm and I got up to go to work and tried to
>start it up and it took 5 tries.
>When I go to lunch around noon the car starts up with the first turn
>of the switch or, when I leave to go home around 8:00 PM in the
>evening again, the car starts up with the first try.
>It is in the morning (or, I shoule say after the car has not been
>driven for a long period of time) when I have problems starting it up.
>
>Someone told me that I need to press on the gas pedal quickly and let
>it go and then press the cluch and old it and then start up the car
>but, that did not go either.
>
>The car runs fine and never have any electrical or fuel injection
>problems with it and once it start up and get going you cannot stop
>it!!!! It is a great car but, it annoys me that I have to cranck the
>starter about 5 time every morning.
>
>Any ideas or suggesstions are greatly appriciated.
>
>
>bmwguy2 at g m a i l


Sounds a bit like fuel pressure non return valve leaking back to tank overnight.
Could also be cold start valve. Inj or Carb?

More like fuel pressure and cold start if inj but more than likely choke control
if carb


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