[Shotimes] RE: [Shotimes] Driving in -10oF with 10w-30 oil

[Paul Nimz]

This worked for me tonight in 4F weather.  Just how many cranks do I need to
do to build up some oil pressure?

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO





----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "'Michael Mosbey'" <shotimes@zbuffer.com>; "'SHOtimes'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] RE: [Shotimes] Driving in -10oF with 10w-30 oil


> Are you saying it started while you had the gas pedal floored?  It, it
> shouldn't start when you floor the gas pedal, unless you have fuel in
> the cylinders (leaky injectors).  If it was cranking with your gas pedal
> floored and as you cranked you let off the gas pedal, you misunderstood
> what Mark was trying to say.
>
> Mark was saying, hypothetically, you could floor the throttle (meaning
> all the way) to cut off the injectors so it wouldn't start.  Let it
> crank a few times, and turn key off.  Take foot off throttle and start
> normally.  That way, when the engine is really churning, the oil would
> have a better chance of being ready to move.
>
> Again, I don't necessarily agree or disagree with any of this ;^)
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 164k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Mosbey
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 1:16 PM
> To: SHOtimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: [Shotimes] Driving in -10oF with 10w-30 oil
>
>
> Mark D. Mallory wrote:
>
> > You might try turning the engine over for a couple seconds before
> > starting it.  Just floor the gas peddle and crank away.  Then key off
> > and start the car normally.  That should at the very least get the oil
>
> > moving a bit to help lower the viscosity some.
> >
> > Mark Mallory
> > Toledo, Ohio
> > '95 SHO MTX
> I tried this after the previous thread on starting with the gas floored.
>
> It didn't work for me. The engine went from off to six grand in the time
>
> it took for me to get my foot off the pedal. Why?
> -mike
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