chuck wrote:
>
> This is probably just another Lucas Thing, but I'll
> ask anyway.
>
> Howcum my '72 with Lucas Sport Coil and SU carbs starts
> so darned hard when it's cold? When the weather is balmy,
> I merely touch the key and I'm off. Get below 45-50F and
> I need to crank several times. Seems like I need to try it
> once or twice, shut off the key, then hit it just once more and
> it starts. Then it takes forever to warm up to running ok.
It's British!
A simple solution would be to keep it in a heated garage.
I would say you car is a normal as all the rest.
Wait til it gets to be zero degrees then try to start it!
Oh it will start but it takes all day for the heat to come up.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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