Will not idle when engine is cold
Lately, in the teen temperatures up here in PA, my 84 500sel has been stalling after idling very low for a minute or so. The idle is extremely low (like around 500rpm) at startup after its been sitting for more than a couple hours and the engine sounds really weak at first. Then, it almost seems like the gas stops feeding the engine and the engine dies. If I try to restart it right after it dies, it'll turn over but will die immediately if I don't hold down the gas pedal. Once I let off, it'll die again. That is, unless I keep feeding it gas until the engine is warm. Once the engine is above 60C, it idles and runs fine.
What could the problem be? I just changed out the idle control unit and it didn't seem to really help. Could it be the idle control valve, or maybe the coolant temp sensor?
Last edited by 84MB500SEL; 01-31-2010 at 05:53 PM.
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