Ether can be helpful to start a car in extremely cold weather as it
evaporates quicker. But since it works best sprayed into the intake
while the engine is being turned over, making it not the best solution
without two people. When I lived in Wyoming (northern USA), out in the
country, no garage, I relied on coolant heaters (freeze plug heaters,
lower radiator hose heaters) to keep the cars (71 BGT, 74 Land Cruiser)
warm enough to start in the mornings and thus only resorted to ether a
couple of times. And by cold weather, I mean minus ten to minus 25 F.
However, the "Worst MGB ever" was located in northern California and I
think "cold night" was more in a range near freezing, maybe 25-35 F?
That would make me suspect the choke cable was either broken or the
choke was out of adjustment so the ether was just compensating. In my
experience, a B should start reliably (when maintained and in tune) at
temperatures down to about five below. Lower than that, things become
more iffy
David Councill
64 B
67 BGT
72 B
74 Toyota Landcruiser
01 Land Rover Discovery II
-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bert P
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:58 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: [Mgs] Ether - when required?
"The car has one deficit: It needs a shot of ether after a cold night".
This quote is from the "The Worst MGB ever" thread's original ad.
Q:
Can someone explain this? Under what conditions do you need ether to
start a car?
Sounds somewhat exotic to me....
Bert
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