Listers,
Some time ago on the Stag list, I asked a general question about 'blipping'
the throttle just before switching off the ignition. I would be interested
in the wider classics view. Briefly, since I was a kid, I was told to blip
the throttle at shutdown so that the bearings would be primed for the next
start and the float chambers would be full if a mechanical fuel pump were
fitted. The opposite view is that the extra fuel entering the cylinders at
shutdown would wash the thin film of oil lubrication from the walls and lead
to excessive friction and wear.
Does anyone out there still do it? Do we have any more reasons for and
against?
Regards,
Mike
'71 Stag
ex '56 MGA
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