E28 cold start problems

[Bernard Campbell <bcampbel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My '86 535i 151kmiles takes a long time to start in cold weather.
In 30 deg weather, it takes 10-15 secs cranking before the engine would start.
With the single degree weather this week it takes 3  cranks (10 secs each time) to start.
The idle is also rough until the engine warms up.

Appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,

Bernie.

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