<div dir="ltr">Thanks,<div> I stood next the car or used wires to hold them up and then stopped and released the wires when warm.</div><div>Thanks</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Steven Kingsbury <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:airtightproductions@icloud.com" target="_blank">airtightproductions@icloud.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>I've been driving Austin Healeys and other British sports cars for years and I never let the car warm up. I start it up, make sure the oil pressure gauge shows I have pressure and drive off. Not sure if this is the right way or not, but it's always worked for me and none of my cars ever suffered any oil related damage. I was told in the 1970's to keep the revs around 2 grand if possible when first running, don't let it warm up under or right at 1K and don't over rev it either. Worked and works for me. Lots of miles on all of my cars. Tough to drive though when holding the choke levers up by hand! <br></div><div>Steven Kingsbury<br></div><div>BN1 #598<br></div><div><div><div class="h5"><br>On Feb 10, 2016, at 08:12 AM, i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">So it has been many years since I have had a working choke in my car.<div>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. </div><div>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.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span>_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net" target="_blank">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/airtightproductions@icloud.com</a><br><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>