[W126 Coupe] 1- doesn't start in cold 2 - oil pressure strange

[Sharan Bains]

>From: "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
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>Subject: [W126 Coupe] 1- doesn't start in cold 2 - oil pressure strange
>Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:14:25 -0500
>
>2 things I've noticed as of late. When it's cold out (not super cold,
>but like 35F and lower) the car doesn't like to start. First the starter
>will spin free since it didn't engage (the strange part is to get the
>starter to stop, I have to turn the key all the way to the off position
>and then take it all the way back to the start position - jounce bounce
>the key off the start position basically), then on the next attempt (or
>whenever it finally does engage), I'll have to crank it for a good while
>to get the engine to stumble to life (to get the rpms up to a
>non-stumbling speed I have to give it a little gas). After that it's
>fine. It doesn't do this if it's warm out nor if it's cold out but the
>engine is warm. Any ideas?
>     The second thing is that when I hit the brakes (like to slow down
>for a red light), the oil pressure will drop to about 1.5 and then when
>I complete my stop it will come back up to the usual 2.4-2.8 it does at
>idle. I know technically even if it stayed at 1.5 it's ok, but it never
>did this before so I'm guessing something's wrong. The oil level is
>fine. Any ideas about this one?
>Thanks,
>Richard
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