hard start 91 190E 2.3

[jimandsuzy]

I just purchased a 91 190E 2.3 which runs good but is hard to start. I have ordered a cd but I thought someone may have had this problem. I bought this from a guy who buys cars to fix up and sell to supplement his income. He knows nothing about it's history. Odo shows 113K but I think it has a lot more miles than that. He did a valve job (had bent valves), new chain, and put in a used auto tranny. The car is hard to start whether hot or cold. It starts fastest if I move the gas pedal down a little bit, maybe 1/4 inch, but misses badly until I get the revs above 1000, then runs smooth from then on until I turn it off. When I restarted after filling with gas on the way home it started up normal. If I went inside and used the mens room and got a drink it's the hard start time again. This seems to be the pattern time wise. I drove it about 1000 miles home and got 28.2 MPG at 70 MPH. Any ideas? Thanks.