How do YOU start the car?

This has been a long running debate between a lot of people I know... some will swear that you have to let a motor warm up before you take it out, others say there's no need. Will the this question ever be answered? The world may never know... unless you answer it ! :laugh:

~Mike

'66 Skylark

 

Jump in, start it, then go after I get myself situated w/steering column, seat belts on, etc so it usually has a minute or so to get the oil circulating and such. I don't wait for anything to warm up though.

 

I give the car a minute or two, in mild weather. When it's cold out, I give her 4 to 5 minutes.

 

On my Datona daily driver I just take off. The car was free, and will probably fall apart on the road, so I need every second I can get.

I let the Skylark warm up or it runs rough for the first mile or so - and the cheap electric choke makes sure I sit still for a minute or two.

 

In the morning I just push this itty-bitty button on the keyring. :laugh: :laugh:

 

must be nice

fire up the 7 deuce and Have to sit at least 5 min or it is garunteed to stall kinda sux when your leavin work at midnight get cocky :bglasses:
punch it :3gears: and it stalls :/
especially in front of a crowd at the smoke pit ou:

 

Let em warm up a little

All of our Buicks get started , idle for about 5 minutes then start moving them towards the street .

The everyday car and truck run for a few minutes and ease them towards the street .

p p :TU:


A cold engine is a cold engine , old or new ! :Smarty:

 

I don't have a choke on the GS, so I have to feather it for a minute or so. On the truck, fire it up and go.

My neighbors across the street come outside, start their new trucks, and go inside for a few minutes to let them warm up. I guess their daddy taught them that, but I can't beleive it's necessary in our warm weather. o No:

Frank

 

When my Stage 1 has been sittin' for a few weeks this is my ritual.......

#1-Crank engine over with-out touching gas.
#2-Keep it crankin' 'till I just see oil pressure gauge move (usually 5-10 secs.)
#3-Stop crankin'.....pump gas 2 or 3 times.
#4-Foot off gas, hit the key and it starts right up.
#5-It idles @ 600-700 rpms for about 2-3 minutes.
#6-Move it out of garage and into street.
#7-Let it idle for another 5 mins. while I close garage and lock gate.
#8-Get in, check oil pressure and temp.
#9-Put it in gear and slowly idle 1/2 block to stop sign.
#10-If coast is clear........"STAND - ON - IT" ...... and listen to my 462 cu in. sing me that BIG BLOCK SONG.

*#10 is also used to let the neighbors know the Stage 1 is out of the garage and they should bring in animals and small children.

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Definantly the final choice with my Stealth

 

Actually I use two of those methods - for different cars.

For my daily driver Ranger, it's twist 'n rip. But since this is a V8 Buick board, I answered relative to the Skylark.

Since it doesn't have the choke on the 850 double pumper hooked up, I have to keep it running for a bit before I can let it idle on its own. Then it has to warm up a bit more so that it won't die when I put it in gear and the rpm's drop.

Once warm, everything is fine.

My 71 GS455 had a very good working carb/choke setup on it when I got it. I could pretty much take off right after starting it. I usually let it sit a minute before going though.

 

Here is what I've always done, In any car I've ever owned. Fire it up. The get situated. Seat belt on adjust radio and the like. When I hit the road I only do about 20mph for the firs 1/4 mile, let everything kinda get moving, then its off to normal driving. In the winter I let it warm up more, not for the car's sake for mine. Steering wheels are cold in the winter!

 

Unless your choke is broke, just get in and start driving.

Don't go WOT until the engine has been at temp for 5 mins or so, but there is nothing wrong with regular driving while it is warming up.

If you have a racecar that is not street driven, that is a different story- those need to be warmed up before you race them.

-Bob C

 

exploder. put key in (or use remote start) and turn to on for a few seconds (to let fuel pump run). then start and put into gear and drive away.

convertible. pump gas 3 times. crank. sometimes fires up right away, other times i need one more pump (since fuel bowl emptied) then crank. on really cold days (when i'm driving the convertible rember daily driver when white stuff isn't flying (though it's away now) i gotta let the idle drop down a click or so otherwise it will drive right thru the brakes.

nate

 

I get in, put my CD face plate on, fully depress the juice pedal, and start the engine. Sometimes, I have to scrape the windshield. I turn the heater on full blast and then when the thermostat opens, the heat comes on. I go into the house and let the car get warm inside and then I come back out and go to school in a nice warm car. If you don't warm the car up, can't you backfire easier than if you did let it warm up, and have to really open the throttle???

 

I let my cars warm up to full operating temp before driving them, on the wagon I had to. The T-Type is less fussy if I do that as well, but my old 68 Skylark would go just fine after about a minute of warmup....of course it was all stock and designed to do that

 

Buick- Get in, turn key, wait a few minutes, since the choke is broken. Then it drives fine. If I can jab at the gas pedal and it cuts out, it's not warm enough, but it'll still drive if I go easy.

Datsun- Get in, turn key, wait a few minutes to let it warm up. This being my second turbo car, I'm used to it.

I also let my cars cool some when I am done driving, because I'm used to it.

Neither car hesitates to start, and so far, neither is stalling after it starts.

 

Pump the peddle once to the floor and release. Hit starter and it fires right up. The Choke and high idle work, but it doesn't like to run cold. It idles a little rough and will stumbles and sputter if driven. 1 or 2 minutes later the idle smooths out and it'll drive nice if I'm gentle.

Once it's warm I can stand on the loud peddle :sleep: but it's a 350 in a 2 ton beast.

 

Choke? Whats that? I drive two cars, neither have Chokes on em. Lemme say just how much Wisconsin winters can suck :rant:. Oh how do I warm up my car? The LeSabre I let warm up (a high class machine has to be treated as such :grin the Caprice I just get to the point where I can feather the throttle enough to drive it (a pig is a pig p).

Patrick