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Re: [Healeys] start up Temp

To: Steven Kingsbury <airtightproductions@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] start up Temp
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:04:58 -0800
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Thanks,
 I stood next the car or used wires to hold them up and then stopped and
released the wires when warm.
Thanks

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6
with BT7 engine and disk brakes.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Steven Kingsbury <
airtightproductions@icloud.com> wrote:

> I've been driving Austin Healeys and other British sports cars for years
> and I never let the car warm up. I start it up, make sure the oil pressure
> gauge shows I have pressure and drive off. Not sure if this is the right
> way or not, but it's always worked for me and none of my cars ever suffered
> any oil related damage. I was told in the 1970's to keep the revs around 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 of miles
> on all of my cars. Tough to drive though when holding the choke levers up
> by hand!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
>
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 08:12 AM, i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So it has been many years since I have had a working choke in my car.
> I know I need 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 hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ran without the
> choke.
> It has been in the 30s in the morning, but is is warming up. Today was 42.
> So at what temp is OK to start driving the car? It has been over 7 years
> since I have had the car on the road and I drove it sparingly then.  I now
> try to drive it as much as possible.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> 1959 BN4 100-6
> with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,<div>=C2=A0I stood next the car or used wires to ho=
ld them up and then stopped and released the wires when warm.</div><div>Tha=
nks</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Po=
rtland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brake=
s.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Steven King=
sbury <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:airtightproductions@icloud.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">airtightproductions@icloud.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>I&#39;ve been driving Austin Hea=
leys and other British sports cars for years and I never let the car warm u=
p. I start it up, make sure the oil pressure gauge shows I have pressure an=
d drive off. Not sure if this is the right way or not, but it&#39;s always =
worked for me and none of my cars ever suffered any oil related damage. I w=
as told in the 1970&#39;s to keep the revs around 2 grand if possible when =
first running, don&#39;t let it warm up under or right at 1K and don&#39;t =
over rev it either. Worked and works for me. Lots of miles on all of my car=
s. Tough to drive though when holding the choke levers up by hand! <br></di=
v><div>Steven Kingsbury<br></div><div>BN1 #598<br></div><div><div><div clas=
s=3D"h5"><br>On Feb 10, 2016, at 08:12 AM, i erbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eye=
ra3000@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
br></div></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div><div class=3D"h5"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">So it has been many years since I have had a working choke =
in my car.<div>I know I need to have oil pressure before I head out on a co=
ld morning, but what temp should I wait for before driving off? I have just=
 held the jokes up by hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ran withou=
t the choke.=C2=A0</div><div>It has been in the 30s in the morning, but is =
is warming up. Today was 42. So at what temp is OK to start driving the car=
? It has been over 7 years since I have had the car on the road and I drove=
 it sparingly then.=C2=A0 I now try to drive it as much as possible.</div><=
div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira =
Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and=
 disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><d=
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