My '78 acts just like Dick's '78. 3-4 turns of the key to fire, 6-8 engine
rotations apiece. Only I have a manual choke already. But who the heck knows
what else could be causing it on My Little Money Pit... I'll worry about
delayed starting when all else runs correctly (i.e. 2010 or so).
Mike
'78 Midget: "My Little Money Pit"
'87 300zx: Just "the z..."
Dick Watson wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Do you mean you have to turn the key on/off 20-25 times or is that how many
> turns the starter makes?
>
> My '78 Midget requires 3-4 turns of the key after setting awhile and
> probably 8-10 starter turns each time before it finally fires.
> I think the automatic choke is not working properly. You might check that.
>
> I ran into a guy at the Colorado Conclave that was having the same problem
> and replaced it with a manual choke.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Dick Watson
>
> >Now, my '75 Midget, Cha Cha, runs really nicely, but since I really
> >only drive it on weekends, it takes forever to start after it has sat
> >for even a few days. I would say it takes about 20-25 turns of the key
> >before the engine even turns over. Any insight into how to achieve more
> >successful starts would be appreciated. I just changed the plugs, so
> >that didn't do anything.
> >
> >As you can tell I'm not the most mechanically inclined out of all of
> >you, but I sure am learning.
> >
> >Thanks a lot,
> > John
> >
> >--
> >John C. Gottstein '75 Midget - Cha Cha
> >gottstein@erols.com
> >
> >"Leave the gun, take the cannoli."
> > -Clemenza in "The Godfather"
> >
> >
> >
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