'88 80Q won't start unless you crack the throttle

[Ed Kellock]

First thought: sticky metering plate in the fuel distributor.

Ed


On 6/9/06, MXHOWES at aol.com <MXHOWES at aol.com> wrote:
>
> My 88 80Q was parked in the garage for 6 months undergoing a heater  core
> transplant. I just got it running again but I picked up a strange startup
> problem. The car will not start unless you press down on the gas just
> the  smallest
> amount. When cold you can make it idle ok ~900 RPM by applying a
> little  gas
> by foot, the mixture is correct because no mater how cold it is it idles
> smoothly. After a few minutes (or miles) you can remove your foot and it
> will  idle
> as normal. When hot, just crack the throttle and hit the key, starts up
> right away and you can remove your foot and it will idle. If you don't
> crack the
> throttle it will just crank until a cylinder fires, then die.
> The heater core replacement requires a complete dash removal and lots  of
> wires were disconnected. I didn't have to touch any wiring under
> the  hood. The
> car started perfectly before the heater core operation and still
> runs  great,
> it's just that something isn't right. It's almost like the idle switch
> as  to
> be closed (open?) in order for it to start. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Jim
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