[Healeys] start up Temp

[i erbs]

I held the chokes open before I had properly installed and adjusted choke
cables. The point, I snow have a functioning system and typically have not
driven the car when the air temps are so low. I am not wanting to drive the
car as much as possible. it is the first time in 42 years that my car has
been this complete and and all of my upgrades (HD8 carbs,, cable throttle),
Toyota 5 speed are in use. I don;t want to sit and warm up the car in my
driveway at 6:30 in the AM and bother my neighbors any longer than I need
to.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6
with BT7 engine and disk brakes.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Al Malin <amalin at mac.com> wrote:

> Ira,
>
> I drive mine as soon as I can drive off without the engine spitting and
> sputtering, which is at least a couple minutes after the engine is stone
> cold.
>
> You shouldn’t have to hold the choke by hand. I pull the choke out the
> desired amount then twisting the knob to the right holds the chock. As the
> engine warms up, I gradually push the choke in. I ALWAYS twist the knob to
> the left before pushing the chock in.
>
> If your choke cable is properly adjusted, the first distance will raise
> the idle speed without the engaging the choke.
>
> Al Malin
> Tricarb
>
>
> > On Feb 10, 2016, at 11:11 AM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > So it has been many years since I have had a working choke in my car.
> > I know I need to have oil pressure before I head out on a cold morning,
> but what temp should I wait for before driving off? I have just held the
> jokes up by hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ran without the
> choke.
> > It has been in the 30s in the morning, but is is warming up. Today was
> 42. So at what temp is OK to start driving the car? It has been over 7
> years since I have had the car on the road and I drove it sparingly then.
> I now try to drive it as much as possible.
> >
> > Ira Erbs
> > Portland,OR
> > 1959 BN4 100-6
> > with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
>
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