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Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 7:23 am:   

I took my 308 QV for a drive last evening. It was WONDERFUL! My car sputters for about 10-15 seconds as I drive off and I cannot even think about using 2nd until it is warmed for a few minutes. I go right to 3rd for the first few miles. The car will let you know when it is ready for fun. DAMN I love my car!! :)
Neville Pugh (Nev_Pugh)
Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 6:38 am:   

I had something similar recently, though on a carb car. Would fire up okay when cold, would run at idle okay, but when I pulled away I'd get a misfire for 20 - 30 seconds, until the engine had warmed up a bit.

Turned out to be a spark plug lead which was marginal .... (if you wiggled it, it went from 0 ohms to infinity ohms).
Scott Gold (Scotttgold)
Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 9:01 pm:   

This week I changed spark plugs, replaced air, oil, fuel filters and even cleaned the fuel injectors on my 82' 308 GTSi. She runs better than ever now but just one thing is bugging me. She seems to be having a little problem right after start up. She cranks up fine it's just the 20 seconds or so after start up she start kinda sputtering and missing, but soon after that she is all good. Whats up with this and is it normal. It didn't do this before, whats wrong?

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