[VintageLambo] Re: Cold weather starting...

My Espada starts fine in cold weather using Roy"s approach (more or less).Mine doesn"t have any chokes on either side, and the car runs a little rough until it warms up.I also skip second gear for a while when it"s cold.If I need second, I double clutch up and down.Otherwise it grinds.But not when it"s warm.Also, sometimes it takes 15 or 20 seconds for the oil pressure to register, (which feels like eternity) particularly when the car has been sitting for a few days.I get real nervous when that happens. Rex --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, Roy wrote: > > I have had a few times when I started the car at temperatures in the 30 - 40 degrees range after it has sat for a few days or more. Each time the car has started using my "normal" (well, what *I* do!) method: > Leave the fuel pumps working for a "few moments" (very scientific measurement of what might be 15-20 sec? at most), then a few taps on the accelerator about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way down, then hold the pedal in that position and it will start usually on the first turn of the key, at most a second try. I think we have had a discussion of this before, but is my "method" unusual or fairly typical? > BTW, I drive off immediately after the car starts, taking care to not rev the engine past 3000 or so until the gauges begin to move, then gradually rev the engine more as the engine warms. Also, I skip 2nd for the first few miles (usually only a couple of times when starting from traffic lights -- all on level ground, so no lugging). Comments? > Roy >"lamboguy " wrote: Hi Guys, > > Yes, I have my chokes hooked up and the car starts great here in > foggy/cool Pacifica. But we don"t get below 40 degrees either, and > it"s usually about 50-60 when I start the car, so I"m not the best > test case. > > I will say that when I rebuilt the carbs last year the dirtiest area > was the choke on each carb. Each one was pretty filthy, and they > also have little screens that were plugged up -- I had to spend a lot > of time to clean everything properly. I was surprised on starting > for the first time that the car started right up as I touched the > starter. But I had also adjusted the valves, tightened the chains > and cleaned the points and plugs so it was probably a combination of > everything. > > Cheers, > > Fred > > Roy > Los Angeles, California > 74 Espada #9682 > http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Espada/Espada3/9682.html > Lamborghini Club America member > > > --------------------------------- > >