Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Cold weather starting...

Hi Bill, Does your car have the DCOE-21 carbs on the drivers bank? My 400 came with DCOE-20"s on the passenger bank and 21"s on the drivers side. The 21"s have a built-in "choke" device that, when used, creates an enriched mixture on one bank for cold starting. Since I live in southern California, I disconnected the chokes and am able to get a quick start with just a couple taps on the gas pedal. I have converted to a single distributor and use an MSD-6 with the Accel Super Coil and some improved Kingsbourne 8.5 mm wires. So I think I could probably start burning kerosene:-) . Fred tells me his choke is still connected and useful for starting in the cool bay area. Happy Friday, Jack In rainy San Diego wspohn4@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 12/20/02 6:24:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, aaron@telespecialists.com writes: Try to install a coolant warmer/block heater, before getting silly with the ether, esp. having such an expensive engine. How effective would this be with an alloy block I wonder? It"s not really cold here - around 40 deg. It"s just that the gas takes a bit more of a shot to get it started (starting seems to gradually decrease in efficiency below about 60 deg., which I take to be the average temperature in Rome....) The warming blankets are for getting oil warm enough to crank over in really cold areas - mine cranks just fine. If you give it too much of a shot, you wet the plugs, and have the problems I am dealing with. Sometimes plugs dry out on their own, sometimes once wet they"ll still be wet if you take them out months later. I just have to get around to pulling at least half of them and drying them out, I guess. Meanwhile I will leave it a couple of days, charge the battery, and go out there to give it a try - hope springs eternal. Maybe if I try it on Christmas day..... Bill