Re: If I appear parsanoid, it's for a reason....starting issues....

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/4/6 8:00:36

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"... starts easily in 30 degrees but will not run continuously until warm--after 5-10 minutes. Before that...engine will die, especially if you are silly enough to put even one toe on the gas.

...ive one firm pump on the gas letting up maybe half the travel, then twist the key."


TO begin with, when ambient temps are below 50 or 60 degrees ANY engine should be alloweed to warm up for at least 3 full solid minutes. It's not an electric motor.

"one firm pump" of the accelerator pedal before starting is a pie-in the sky explanation often used to describe a text book starting procedure. That is the MINIMUM requirement that will often work for SOME BUT NOT ALL, in fact not most engines.


Use this procedure AND EXPERIMENT WITH IT instead of trying to follow somekind of a text book set of directions:

At ambient temperatures below 60 degrees give the accelerator pedal a good swift push to the floor. IF temps are down in the 30 degrees to colder then mite require 3 or 4 such pumps of the pedal.

Hold gas pedal about 1/8 to maybe no more than 1/2 throttel. Engage starter to start engine. Once it fires USE TWO EARS to listen to the engine. If it sounds like it is trying to stall then PUMP THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL with about 1/4 to 1/2 stroke to KEEP IT RUNNING.

IT is possible that the choke setting is too lean. Also the heat riser on the left exhaust manifold mite not be closing. BUT SYMPTOMS of THOSE PROBLEMS CAN BE OVERCOME by the above procedure i outlined above!!!

For ANY engine manufactured by ANY company past or present that happens to exhibit stalling when cold under ANY CONDITIONS then pumping the gas pedal to keep it running is a standard, usual, normal, customary and generaly accepted procedure.

Drive the car. Don't let IT drive you.