Subject: [Healeys] start up Temp

From: i erbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:11:03 -0800

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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">So it has been many years since I have had a working choke=
 in my car.<div>I know I need to have oil pressure before I head out on a c=
old morning, but what temp should I wait for before driving off? I have jus=
t held the jokes up by hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ran witho=
ut 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 ca=
r? It has been over 7 years since I have had the car on the road and I drov=
e it sparingly then.=C2=A0 I now try to drive it as much as possible.</div>=
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><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</d=
iv><div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div=
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From: Steven Kingsbury <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:43:50 +0000 (GMT)

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<html><body><div>I've been driving Austin Healeys and other British sports cars for ye=
ars and I never let the car warm up. I start it up, make sure the oil pres=
sure gauge shows I have pressure and drive off. Not sure if this is the ri=
ght way or not, but it's always worked for me and none of my cars ever suf=
fered any oil related damage. I was told in the 1970's to keep the revs ar=
ound 2 grand if possible when first running, don't let it warm up under or=
 right at 1K and don't over rev it either. Worked and works for me. Lots o=
f miles on all of my cars. Tough to drive though when holding the choke le=
vers up by hand! <br></div><div>Steven Kingsbury<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"><=
/div><div>BN1 #598<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br>On Feb 10, 2016,=
 at 08:12 AM, i erbs &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br><div><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">So it has be=
en many years since I have had a working choke in my car.<div>I know I nee=
d 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 han=
d until the car reached 190 degrees and ran without the choke.&nbsp;</div>=
<div>It has been in the 30s in the morning, but is is warming up. Today wa=
s 42. So at what temp is OK to start driving the car? It has been over 7 y=
ears since I have had the car on the road and I drove it sparingly then.&n=
bsp; I now try to drive it as much as possible.</div><div><br clear=3D"all=
"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">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><div =
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From: i erbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:04:58 -0800

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Thanks,
 I stood next the car or used wires to hold them up and then stopped and
released the wires when warm.
Thanks

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Steven Kingsbury <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I've been driving Austin Healeys and other British sports cars for years
> and I never let the car warm up. I start it up, make sure the oil pressure
> gauge shows I have pressure and drive off. Not sure if this is the right
> way or not, but it's always worked for me and none of my cars ever suffered
> any oil related damage. I was told in the 1970's to keep the revs around 2
> grand if possible when first running, don't let it warm up under or right
> at 1K and don't over rev it either. Worked and works for me. Lots of miles
> on all of my cars. Tough to drive though when holding the choke levers up
> by hand!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
>
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 08:12 AM, i erbs <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> 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.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,<div>=C2=A0I stood next the car or used wires to ho=
ld them up and then stopped and released the wires when warm.</div><div>Tha=
nks</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Po=
rtland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and disk brake=
s.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Steven King=
sbury <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
m" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>I&#39;ve been driving Austin Hea=
leys and other British sports cars for years and I never let the car warm u=
p. I start it up, make sure the oil pressure gauge shows I have pressure an=
d drive off. Not sure if this is the right way or not, but it&#39;s always =
worked for me and none of my cars ever suffered any oil related damage. I w=
as told in the 1970&#39;s to keep the revs around 2 grand if possible when =
first running, don&#39;t let it warm up under or right at 1K and don&#39;t =
over rev it either. Worked and works for me. Lots of miles on all of my car=
s. Tough to drive though when holding the choke levers up by hand! <br></di=
v><div>Steven Kingsbury<br></div><div>BN1 #598<br></div><div><div><div clas=
s=3D"h5"><br>On Feb 10, 2016, at 08:12 AM, i erbs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eye=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
br></div></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div><div class=3D"h5"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">So it has been many years since I have had a working choke =
in my car.<div>I know I need to have oil pressure before I head out on a co=
ld 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 withou=
t 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"ltr">Ira =
Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div>1959 BN4 100-6</div><div>with BT7 engine and=
 disk brakes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><d=
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Ira,

I remember being told, many years ago, to bring the engine up to running=
 temperature quickly. Start with the choke out and drive, adjusting the =
choke with the engine temperature. My Healey once started at below zero,=
 drove off and it ran fine. Although, the next morning after a 3 hour dr=
ive back to Albany, it would not start!!  So it has been many years sinc=
e I have had a working choke in my car.I know I need to have oil pressur=
e before I head out on a cold morning, but what temp should I wait for b=
efore driving off? I have just held the jokes up by hand until the car r=
eached 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 t=
o start driving the car? It has been over 7 years since I have had the c=
ar on the road and I drove it sparingly then.  I now try to drive it as =
much as possible.Ira ErbsPortland,OR1959 BN4 100-6with BT7 engine and di=
sk brakes.
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<html><div>Ira,<br><br>I remember being told, many years ago, to bring t=
he engine up to running temperature quickly. Start with the choke out an=
d drive, adjusting the choke with the engine temperature. My Healey once=
 started at below zero, drove off and it ran fine. Although, the next mo=
rning after a 3 hour drive back to Albany, it would not start!!&nbsp;</d=
iv>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">So it has been many years since I have had a working ch=
oke in my car.
<div>I know I need to have oil pressure before I head out on a cold morn=
ing, but what temp should I wait for before driving off? I have just hel=
d the jokes up by hand until the car reached 190 degrees and ran without=
 the choke.&nbsp;</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 t=
hen.&nbsp; I now try to drive it as much as possible.</div>
<div><br clear=3D"all">
<div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs
<div>Portland,OR</div>
<div>1959 BN4 100-6</div>
<div>with BT7 engine and disk brakes.</div>
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