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Old May 11th 07, 10:41 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
bmwguy2
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Default My 1986 325es does not start up in the morning

On May 11, 2:17 pm, wrote:
> On 11 May 2007 12:29:22 -0700, bmwguy2 > wrote:
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> >Hi gang,

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> >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.

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> >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.

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> >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.

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> >Any ideas or suggesstions are greatly appriciated.

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> >bmwguy2 at g m a i l

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> Sounds a bit like fuel pressure non return valve leaking back to tank overnight.
> Could also be cold start valve. Inj or Carb?
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> More like fuel pressure and cold start if inj but more than likely choke control
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It is injector.

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