Hello all......... When I start my engine after it has sat all night (ie. a cold start) it will not stay running unless I keep slight pressure on the gas pedal. It will also stall while idling at a stop light. This behavior continues until the engine has warmed up, then it runs fine. I think this is because of a bad coolant temp sensor (sender?). Since it is bad, the default setting is for a running engine and when cold the engine requires a richer mix. Without the input from the temp sensor the engine runs as if it were warm (to lean) and stalls. I got a temp sensor (with a blue connector) from the dealer, that looks like the one in my bentley, but I cannot see it on the coolant manifold on the front left side of the engine (looking into the engine compartment from the rear). I replaced the idle stabilizer valve in my attempts to correct the problem with not difference (it was not humming or vibrating) -do these symptoms really indicate a bad temp sensor? -did I get the right sensor and am I just blind? Thanks, Fred Porter '87 syncro van
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