Long crank time on 89 200

["Newman,Lawrence C." <lcn@mitre.org>]

I bought this '89 200 last year and it always cranked a long time before
starting-in the order of 5-6 seconds- when cold.  That is, after 20-30
minutes.  When real cold, it would take only 2-3 seconds cranking before
starting.  After starting, it would run a little rough for a few
seconds, smooth right out and run fine.  Sometimes, there would be a
gasoline smell accompanying this exercise.  I took the advice of a
Q-lister and stuck a q-tip into each cylinder through the spark plug
hole after letting it set for the problematic period-20 to 30 minutes.
I found fuel in one cylinder, ordered a new injector, installed it and
found that it started real well after that -- for the first day.  I
tried it about 3-4 times.  At the begining of the second day, it took a
little longer to start; at the end of the day, it was back to 5-6
seconds cranking.  Maddening!!

I pulled all the plugs and checked again and there was no sign of fuel
leaking; the plugs looked a little misty but not really moist and there
were the clear symptoms of the oily material working its way up the
threads of the plug.  Is there a relationship here between hard starting
and this oily stuff that could be semi-fouling the plugs?   It acts like
it's handling a rich condition.  Could the cold start system be
suspect?  Any other suggestions?

Larry