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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@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.
>
> Bob
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
> 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">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 it=
s 20 at cold temps and 50 at high....</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br c=
lear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div=
dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>wi=
th BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Bob Spidell=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000">=
<div>Whatever temp the car will run smoothly at.=C2=A0 Both my BN2 and BJ8 =
will idle without 'choke' above 120degF, and will generally run wit=
hout stumbling and spitting back through the carbs above 160degF.<br></div>=
<div><br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div><hr><div><div class=3D"h5">=
<div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decorati=
on:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">So it has been many years since I have had a workin=
g choke in my car.<div>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 h=
ave just held the jokes up by hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ra=
n without 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"l=
tr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 en=
gine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><b=
r><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>=
</div><br></div>
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