Hello, I purchased my DMC back in April. The car only has 16k on it, but in the past ten years it has only been driven about 2k. Needless to say it has needed a lot of maintenance to get it up to spec. I have installed the PJ Grady tune up kit along with fuel pump and other odds and ends. Though it runs great, the car still needs a lot more maintenance. Getting the car to start is almost impossible. The only way I can get it to fire off is by using starting fluid (I don't like the idea of this at all). Once you get it started on the fluid the car runs fine. You can drive it around all you want with no trouble as long as you don't turn it off. Being a new owner I have my own ideas about what is wrong, but I wanted to get a more experienced option about what I should look into. My first thought was the cold start valve. This would seem to explain why it is so hard to start the first time. Second thought was the fuel accumulator. This would explain why the car won't start after driving around. My final thought was the control pressure regulator, but I don't know much about what this actually does. I have already registered for the SEDOC cruise-in, but I would hate to be the guy trying to start his car with starter fluid as I get ready to leave, or worst yet the DMC owner that drives a VW to the DMC cruise-in. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jai Johnston 2812