Its the "Cam Fairy"! She comes to sleep in your engine every night. When
you start it in the morning, she is startled, which makes your exhaust sound
like you have a nice, lumpy cam happenin. But she soon flies off and
everything is normal again.
:0P
Actually it is from your Idle Air Control sensor located in the TB. It gets
carbon build-up on the plunger and does not seat properly, letting air by.
Your computer dosent read off the IAC when its warm, thats why it dosent
happen all the time. Pull the IAC out and clean the plunger off and spray
TB cleaner in the hole too. Dont move the plunger though, spray it down and
clean it gently.
HTH
and no I dont do drugs....
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay & dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
To: "DML" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: DML: Stumble on start up
>
> Need some advice here guys.
> I've a 97, 318 and no problems starting until just a few days ago.
Lately
> when I start it cold in the morning it will start, then stumble (spit,
> sputter, etc. not touching gas pedal at all) for 2-3 seconds then run
fine,
> but it has never stalled. Doesn't do this at all restarting when warm,
> starts perfect. Any ideas what could bring this on all of a sudden?
>
> Thanks
> ~Jay
>
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