The two areas to investigate are the cold start valve and associated circuitry and the lambda system to make sure it is also functioning correctly. Vacuum leaks can also make things worse. My bets are on the cold start system so check that out first. See that initialy there is power to the valve when cranking and cold. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Thompson, Dwayne A." <dathomps@xxxx> wrote: > I am having difficulty initially starting my "D". I turn the ignition and it > starts and then it "chokes" off. I'll do that a couple more times before it > starts. However, it continues to act like it wants to cut off. So I have to > wait about five minutes before I can drive it w/o jerking back and forth. > But after this initial difficulty it runs fine! > > Blessings, > Dwayne (VIN 1370)