basically.
If it's been raining all night (i.e. last night) I go to start my car in the morning and it just doesn't start. Eventually after pumping the accelerator violently and swearing lots it coughs and splutters into action.
The drive is then a bit bumpy but mostly not too bad. What happens is, when I put my foot on the accelerator the revs drop, before it responds and then rises (if that makes sense).
SO, if I'm at a junction for instance, and the car is idling at a 1000 revs, with the clutch down, I put my foot on the accelerator and the revs drop and the car stalls. Then it's back to the whole starting process. Then to pull away I have to touch the accelerator extremely gently, and the revs will drop almost to the point of stalling before rising enough to pull away.
After driving for 2-5 minutes it's absolutely fine. It's not to do with the cold as I broke down in a car wash the other day. Left the bonnet up in the sun for 10 minutes and it was alright.
I have used Holt's Wet Start, but this doesn't seem to make a difference.
If it's been raining all night (i.e. last night) I go to start my car in the morning and it just doesn't start. Eventually after pumping the accelerator violently and swearing lots it coughs and splutters into action.
The drive is then a bit bumpy but mostly not too bad. What happens is, when I put my foot on the accelerator the revs drop, before it responds and then rises (if that makes sense).
SO, if I'm at a junction for instance, and the car is idling at a 1000 revs, with the clutch down, I put my foot on the accelerator and the revs drop and the car stalls. Then it's back to the whole starting process. Then to pull away I have to touch the accelerator extremely gently, and the revs will drop almost to the point of stalling before rising enough to pull away.
After driving for 2-5 minutes it's absolutely fine. It's not to do with the cold as I broke down in a car wash the other day. Left the bonnet up in the sun for 10 minutes and it was alright.
I have used Holt's Wet Start, but this doesn't seem to make a difference.