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rough idle on 1993 240 49,000 miles, mornings only (car is just not a morning person?) 200

I bought this car with 42,000 on the clock this past summer and the engine ran wonderful. Now that winter is here (Virginia), I have a rough idle. It starts up just fine in the mornings and idles normal. On the 12 mile commute to work, the first half is smooth since I have no stops, but then I hit local roads and the car idles rough at the stop lights, almost killing, even though it's at normal operating temp. Give it a little gas to keep it going, and when the light turns green and I speed up, it does fine again. Wierd thing is, 8 hours later on the drive home, I have no problems, even though the car has cooled off again, and the air temps are roughly the same (freezing + or - a few degrees).

I'm planning on leaving it at the shop in a couple of weeks when I'm on vacation, but if anyone has any ideas, it would be appreciated.






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New rough idle on 1993 240 49,000 miles, mornings only (car is just not a morning person?) [200]
posted by  someone claiming to be DL  on Thu Jan 30 08:26 CST 2003 >


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