How do you start your car?
Team Owner
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Drifting
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So I thought I knew the procedure to start my tripower BUT maybe not. Last week on a hot day drove the 68 to the store. Started fine cold(pushed gas pedal down couple of times and always starts fine). Was in store for 10 minutes, pushed pedal once or twice and it just cranked and never fired. Ended up draining the OLD battery which didn't take long. Got it jumped and it finally started.
How do you all start your cars without flooding them when hot?
Thanks,
Jim
How do you all start your cars without flooding them when hot?
Thanks,
Jim
Melting Slicks
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Racer
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Well all of your $.02s are adding up but once you've had a tripower, I'll never go back. The only thing I need to learn is how to correctly set the choke linkage on both my cars. The 67 I just disconnected it becuase the choke would hang up under hard acceleration. The 68 which is bored with a nice cam is set pretty close. But that's another thread..
Thank you all, this is a great forum..
Thank you all, this is a great forum..
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Racer
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Update:
I'm going to call this problem a senior moment. Got the car nice and hot, let it set for 10 minutes, just turned the key and after a few cranks she fired right up. Boy do I feel stupid. I've had these cars for 10 years.
I'm going to call this problem a senior moment. Got the car nice and hot, let it set for 10 minutes, just turned the key and after a few cranks she fired right up. Boy do I feel stupid. I've had these cars for 10 years.
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To avoid excessive cranking if the car sits several weeks and the gas flows back into the tank or somehow evaporates I keep a small squirter bottle of gas and squeeze some down the bowl vents give the pedal 2 pumps and mine starts so quick you don't hear the starter. By the way those mini starters are great.
Pro
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My 406 has no choke, pretty much a race cam, and locked out timing...All the wrong things for a street engine.
Cold,....about four pumps of the gas, and once it fires feather the gas for maybe 30 seconds. Shift and go. I do need to feather the gas for a short bit till the carb warms, but I'd say less than a mile.
Hot....turn the key and it fires like EFI.
Cold,....about four pumps of the gas, and once it fires feather the gas for maybe 30 seconds. Shift and go. I do need to feather the gas for a short bit till the carb warms, but I'd say less than a mile.
Hot....turn the key and it fires like EFI.
Le Mans Master
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From: Glen Allen, VA
FYI, if you ever have a flooded carb, hold the gas pedal to the floor while cranking. This allows only air, and not more fuel to be introduced and it should eventually start. Obviously, immediately after it catches, let off the gas. While my Qjet takes a little cranking to get it started after it's been sitting for a few day, if I'm driving the car regularly, I'll put it up against any EFI car, and mine will start faster every time. Don't give up on your tri power. As others have said, its just plain COOL!
Melting Slicks
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To avoid excessive cranking if the car sits several weeks and the gas flows back into the tank or somehow evaporates I keep a small squirter bottle of gas and squeeze some down the bowl vents give the pedal 2 pumps and mine starts so quick you don't hear the starter. By the way those mini starters are great.
