I find it difficult not blipping the throttle one last time before i get out
of the car as well but I read recently in "Classic Cars" and there answer is
:- "no don't do it, Just as the engine is slowing down, your chucking in a
load of neat fuel that wont be burnt. The only thing it can do is trickle
down the cylinder bores, washing off the oil. When you next start the engine
the bores will be dry -cue unneccessary wear and tear"
I always believe there is more than one way to skin a cat so i blip the
throttle and then leave it tick over for a short while but i dont do it to
coat the bearing's I do it to hear the sound that comes out of a six and
through a s/s exhaust just one last time! (and let the neighbours know i'm
home)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Stevenson <mike.stevenson@virgin.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: 30 October 1998 17:19
Subject: 'Blipping' the Throttle
>
>Listers,
>
>Some time ago on the Stag list, I asked a general question about 'blipping'
>the throttle just before switching off the ignition. I would be interested
>in the wider classics view. Briefly, since I was a kid, I was told to blip
>the throttle at shutdown so that the bearings would be primed for the next
>start and the float chambers would be full if a mechanical fuel pump were
>fitted. The opposite view is that the extra fuel entering the cylinders at
>shutdown would wash the thin film of oil lubrication from the walls and
lead
>to excessive friction and wear.
>
>Does anyone out there still do it? Do we have any more reasons for and
>against?
>
>Regards,
>
>Mike
>'71 Stag
>ex '56 MGA
>
>
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