i have found that lbc's do not particularly care for extreme cold whenbeing
asked to start after long periods of sitting. a warmed up well charged
battery is a real must. but in my case you can see the oil pressure come up
and as it comes up you can hear the engine slowing in it's cranking speed.
the trick with mine is to give it a shot of starting ether before you do
anything ! and then try to crank it with hopes of it fireing right away to
build engine heat and keep it turning over against the drag of the cold oil.
another thing to remember is in mechanical pumps prime the pump and get fuel
to the carbs, or with electric pumps let ignition on long enough to build
fuel pressure before you ever attempt to crank it over.
my car rarely has any reservations about starting in warm weather. but it
has always been rather grumpy about being asked to wake up from a long
winter's nap.
a warmed up battery made a diffrence, back in the 70's when my bugeye was
used as a daily driver in the winter. now i am uncertain how much that
will hold true with today's batteries. but i do remember having battery
cells freezing and a few cases cracked from freezing or shorted cells from
freezing back inthe 70's too. that no longer happens here in this part of
the country that i'm aware of.
chuck.
----- Original Message -----
From John Gottstein <john at megatonebomb.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:10 AM
Subject: Can't start the darn thing - too cold
> How's it been guys and ladies? I haven't posted in a while. I need some
help
> with my little problem. I have my Midget parked in a parking deck, which
is
> in a nice weather protected spot, however, it's so cold in there, that I
can't
> get the car started. There are no electrical outlets in the place to plug
in
> an engine block heater or battery charger. I've tried twice now for about
a
> half hour each time to turn over the engine, but no luck. Any suggestions
for
> warming up the car so that I can get it out of the parking deck. I have a
> monthly pass so it's not a problem to leave it there. I just want to get
the
> juices flowin' in the car.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> John Gottstein
> '75 Midget
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