Scott,
I have found that the following things help:
1-Make SURE the two chokes pull down fully and evenly. Depress gas pedal
first, then pull choke all the way out. Now manually check to see if you can
pull them down further at the carbs.
2- If you have ticklers on the float bowls depress them to fill the float
bowls.
3-Transmission in neutral, foot off the clutch. Engine will spin faster.
4-foot off the gas if your automatic throttle cam is working properly. You
may find the automatic throttle cam is OVER opening the butterflies, so back
off the adjusting screw if this is the case. "Fluttering" the gas pedal
gives you nothing.
5-possibly change to 10W-30 engine oil?
6-possibly change to a lighter carb piston oil?
7-pull starter cable.
Bob Grunau
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mg-t@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-t@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Scott Allen
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 4:50 AM
To: mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Cold Weather Starting
Hi,
I'm taking the TD to work until my BGT is sorted out, and this morning it
took close to 5mins to get the '52 to kick over in the 32deg cold.
I'm pulling the choke all the way out, and fluttering the gas pedal...
Anyway, I know that there's people on the list that run their T's in much
colder temps and I was wondering if anyone had any tips to pass on so it'll
go a bit easier for me tomorrow when it's 26deg...
Thanks in advance,
Scott Allen
52 TD
74 1/2 BGT
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