In a message dated 9/21/2008 10:33:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
terryrs@comcast.net writes:
Plus, I do enjoy the surprise on people's faces when this 50 year old car
starts with a half-second punch of the button, due to electronic ignition
coupled with an electric fuel pump. 'Course, reality returns when I leave my
parking spot and they see the oil marks.... :-)
I'm not picking on you, Terry, but half-second starts are what my Herald
always gives me, with its points and original AC fuel pump. I'll grant you,
that's after it's been running a minute or two. It does usually take a few
seconds to catch when it's been sitting cold awhile (sadly, that's usually up
to a
week between opportunities to drive it), and maybe a bit less if I bother to
prime the carb with the fuel pump lever. (I never bother with that, figuring
that it makes as much sense to let the engine spin a few times without firing
to get the oil circulating).
And bless it's little heart, I don't even leave much of anything in the way
of "territory-markings"! :-)
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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