Hard Start When Cold
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Hard Start When Cold
The last three times I've tried to cold start my 87 911 it has involved a long cranking process. It will trip for a second then die immediately. When it does start it will stumble for a few seconds before settling into a fast idle of around 11-1150. During the drive sometimes the idle will stay up around 1100 and other times it will idle around 800. Most of the time it will start normally after sitting during a meal. The ignition control unit and coil was changed a few months ago and that cured a tendency to die and stay off for at least 45 minutes to an hour. After a few months of blissful, no worries driving this starting problem has arisen. It has eventually started each of the last cold starts but has taken a few minutes of cranking and false starts to get it going. Another relatively minor problem the last few drives has been a noise in third gear mostly where when going around 30-35mph it has sounded like the old bicycle trick of using a clothespin to attach a playing card to a fender stay when you were ten years old. The drumming is very muted and mostly noted in third but occasionally in second. Any thoughts on these two problems?
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The last three times I've tried to cold start my 87 911 it has involved a long cranking process. It will trip for a second then die immediately. When it does start it will stumble for a few seconds before settling into a fast idle of around 11-1150. During the drive sometimes the idle will stay up around 1100 and other times it will idle around 800. Most of the time it will start normally after sitting during a meal. The ignition control unit and coil was changed a few months ago and that cured a tendency to die and stay off for at least 45 minutes to an hour. After a few months of blissful, no worries driving this starting problem has arisen. It has eventually started each of the last cold starts but has taken a few minutes of cranking and false starts to get it going. Another relatively minor problem the last few drives has been a noise in third gear mostly where when going around 30-35mph it has sounded like the old bicycle trick of using a clothespin to attach a playing card to a fender stay when you were ten years old. The drumming is very muted and mostly noted in third but occasionally in second. Any thoughts on these two problems?
