starting problems

[theviper]

when the car is cold it does not start properly it start then cut's out it does it about 3 time then starts ok when it is warm it is fine i have tryed putting the pedal down once then start the only way is the start it and plant the foot down for 5 seconds but at 5 in the morning it is not the best thing to do
Pete

[rubjonny]

wanna tell us what car you own?

[marcogolfo]

i own a mk2 16v and have a great problem starting from cold.  The car seems to run very lean.  If i turn the ignition and let the pump prime and then turn it off and prime it again about 20 times the car starts up fine.  A friend recjons that its the accumalator

[theviper]

sorry it is the 1990 1.6 (carb) driver
Pete

[rubjonny]

Have a look through my 2e2 carb FAQ:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18871.0

I recon its your 3/4 point unit thats gone or is disconnected, its job is to hold the revs up for a few seconds on a cold start
Easy to check, watch it and start the car, it should start off fully extended and retract after a short time.  On my Driver it was stuck in the retracted position, bit tricky to swap though as you have to take the whole carb off.