Just 'unscubscrbed' as will be away for a while but couldn't pass up a
parting shot re cold starting Alpines;
I was driving my Series iv with series v 1725 cc - had mickey mouse Zenith
WIP/WIA instead of the Strombergs which may or may not make a differenc but
in any case after many frustrating experience with cold starts - pumping
the gas - not pumping the gas - half choke - no choke - full choke - I took
the final resort - I READ Th BOOK. ! The book says:
Don't touch the gas
Pull the choke full out (check that choke cable
link travel is free and doing it's thing
Turn the key - Still don't touch the gas until
engine running OK.
Ease the choke off when rolling
Of course as Dick says below you have to check out the other stuff too - but
all I can say is the above procedure worked form for me.
Good Luck
Barie Henderson
At 04:36 11/05/96 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 96-11-04 23:01:17 EST, Doerrer(at)aol.com writes:
>
>>
>>I've recently having more and more difficulty cold-starting my 67 s.5
>alpine.
>> When cold, it has always started on the third crank (e.g., I crank it 3-4
>>times, repeat, then its has always started on third time). Recently, I lose
>>too much cranking power by the third time.
>>
>>I just moved from L.A. to N.J. near NYC and its getting much colder.
>> Thinking that the oil's viscocity may be too high, I changed over to
>10W-30.
>> Am I on the right track? Is 10W-30 o.k.? Should I consider synthetic oil?
>>slick 50?
>>
>>My battery is about 6 months old, the starter about 2 years old. Would
>>appreciate any comments.
>
>
>You're losing cranking power after only three tries? Assuming its driven
>regularly and doesn't have a chance for some other short to slowly drain it,
> it sounds like maybe the battery is bad. Nine months is what I got out of
>the last battery (an Exide brand with a 65-month guarantee) in my Series V.
> I drained it completely once when I had a starting problem, immediately
>recharged it fully, but it never held a full charge again for more than a few
>cranks.
>
>I'd check the other usual stuff, like distributor and spark plug wires, and
>other wiring like the grounding strap. 10-30 wt. should be fine. Are the
>Strombergs filled with oil? Could one or both of the fuel bowels be
>leaking? Choke cable bound up? Intake manifold vaccuum leak?
>
>Dick Sanders
>
>
>
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