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Re: [Healeys] start up Temp

To: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] start up Temp
From: Steven Kingsbury <airtightproductions@icloud.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:43:50 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
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<html><body><div>I've been driving Austin Healeys and other British sports cars 
for ye=
ars and I never let the car warm up. I start it up, make sure the oil pres=
sure gauge shows I have pressure and drive off. Not sure if this is the ri=
ght way or not, but it's always worked for me and none of my cars ever suf=
fered any oil related damage. I was told in the 1970's to keep the revs ar=
ound 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 o=
f miles on all of my cars. Tough to drive though when holding the choke le=
vers up by hand! <br></div><div>Steven Kingsbury<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"><=
/div><div>BN1 #598<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br>On Feb 10, 2016,=
 at 08:12 AM, i erbs &lt;eyera3000@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br><div><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">So it has be=
en many years since I have had a working choke in my car.<div>I know I nee=
d 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 han=
d until the car reached 190 degrees and ran without the choke.&nbsp;</div>=
<div>It has been in the 30s in the morning, but is is warming up. Today wa=
s 42. So at what temp is OK to start driving the car? It has been over 7 y=
ears since I have had the car on the road and I drove it sparingly then.&n=
bsp; I now try to drive it as much as possible.</div><div><br clear=3D"all=
"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 en=
gine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div =
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