[TR] Why is the TR3 Hard Starting?

[terryrs at comcast.net]

>>    My TR3 is hard starting in the winter. It is garage kept and the garage
>>has been in the 60's inside. After not driving for 3 weeks it cranks slower
>>than I would like and tries to start and dies. It eventually will start. It
>>starts easily for the rest of the day.     

>Mine had been sitting since December, also in a garage.  Was so hard to start, I had to check spark and fuel to make sure it was getting any.  It was, and >eventually kicked over.  Even then, it wouldn't reve right away, not til it warmed up. 

>I was figuring that it's all because the engine only has about 2,000 miles on it and is tight.


I should have added, I have an electric fuel pump and I wait for pressure to fill the resevoirs.  And I run a gear reduction starter.  Temp in the garage is barely 42 degrees so I'm liking the concept of fuel that is so cold it doesn't want to vaporize.  Especially sounds good when I got a stronger idle as the engine (and gas line) warmed up.  

Terry