I think what you are describing happened with my car. Fairly regularly, the first time I really "gave it gas," it would hesitate. It never stalled, but there was definitely an issue with power. After that first hesitation, it would be fine the rest of the trip. This was all within the first minute of driving. Turned out I had a severely clogged air filter. As a new owner, I hadn't checked it. Once I changed the filter, the problem virtually disappeared. I can't recall the last time I noticed this hesitation and the car has had incredibly better performance ever since. Just a thought... if it's your problem, it's cheap and easy to fix. Depending on your preferences, filters are readily available through the vendors, even through NAPA stores. Marv #10820 AZ-D --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Daniel" <dmcburn75@...> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I notice that SOMETIMES when I start my car from cold I have a lag in > acceleration resembling a misfire. This only lasts for about 30 > seconds. I recently replaced the original fuel accumulator and about 2 > months ago I noticed a few grains of dirt in the fuel filler that more > than likely made in into the tank despite my best efforts to clean it. > Would this cold acceleration problem indicate I need to change my fuel > filter? I'm thinking maybe some of this dirt and parts of the bad fuel > accumulator diaphragm have made it into the filter. I know the car is > hungrier for fuel when cold, so maybe this is a good place to start... > Any thoughts? Thanks! > > Dan > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/