Additional possibly useful bit of information, below.

On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 15:58 -0700, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Mellow Yellow (1.9L) and I are having a disagreement.
>
> First start of the day, not even terribly cold, like in the 40's
> (Fahrenheit), Mellow Yellow does not feel like starting. The starter
> turns, but the engine only catches half-heartedly.
>
> Flubada-flubada . . . <dies>.
>
> Crank again, give it a little gas.
>
> Flubada, <half-hearted "vroom", dies>
>
> Crank again . . . catches, weakly, give it some gas, it revs a bit,
> but resentfully, doesn't want to idle, then finally gets the idea.
>
> From that point on, throughout the day, the engine starts on the first
> touch of the starter.

The Temp 2 sensor has been suggested, and I have one coming from Bus
Depot.

Additional bit of information: the exhaust smells quite rich during the
short period when the engine is struggling to catch. Phew.

-- RJS