[Healeys] Two hot too shart?

[Austin Healey]

When You start the car with the clutch depressed, You apply pressure on the
crankshaft thrust bearing. But as there is not much oil then (and when You
press the clutch squeeze that little out), it can significantly shorten the
trust bearing life - ask me how I know this. Only time when the cluch can
help start a car is at cold winter - the engine is saved from turning over
the gearbox with its cold, thick oil.
But nornaly it is adviceable to satrt the car in neutral without depressing
the clutch.

Gergo

2011/7/3 Richard Collins <gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com>

> I believe the owners manual suggests nuetral and no clutch for all starts,
> certainly for the older cars like our BN7"s; My son who is a manual and
> shop
> manual guru/techie pointed this out to me early on when he started working
> on
> my car. Richard of KYBN7 #440
>  > From: insptwo at msn.com
> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:27:37 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Two hot too shart?
> >
> > When your Healey sits hot and does not want to start, try placing it in
> > neutral, do not depress the clutch, and hit the starter. Several years
> ago
> I
> > was having that problem in the Florida summers when I ran it and stopped
> for
> > while. The temp gauge would go up to over 212 when it sat for a short
> time.
> > Starting the car without the clutch being depressed appears to lessen the
> drag
> > on the starter and the engine spins faster.
> > Bill
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