[Healeys] start up Temp

[i erbs]

I find 160 + is a good temp too. I just wonder about when I could start out
driving> The Freeway is about a mile from my house, so I am concerned about
lubrication of 20/50 oil at cold temps. Yes I know its 20 at cold temps and
50 at high....

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

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Whatever temp the car will run smoothly at.  Both my BN2 and BJ8 will idle
> without 'choke' above 120degF, and will generally run without stumbling and
> spitting back through the carbs above 160degF.
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> Bob
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> 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.
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> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> 1959 BN4 100-6
> with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
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