stall when starting in the morning

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birddy
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stall when starting in the morning

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hello, i own a 2000 reg 1.8 rapier 406. when it comes to starting her up from cold it idles abit then stalls. i got to keep the revs up for a minuite for it not to stall. any ideas what this could be? and infoo would be greatfuly recived.

many thanks birddy
lazarus79
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Re: stall when starting in the morning

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could be 1 of 1000 things im afraid! start by taking off the throttle housing and cleaning it up and the idle control valve
birddy
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Re: stall when starting in the morning

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thanks for the reply. will start with that. do you think its worth changing spark plugs?
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Re: stall when starting in the morning

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And a quick Google later...

Oh, and welcome BTW ^_^
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