That was jus after I turned on the engine. Any worries?
I revved it a little and it seemed "okay" i think.
"Stuttering" engine
"Stuttering" engine
Not sure if I used the right word - but when I started the car this morning (quite cold) it was like stuttering and felt like it ws going to stall.
That was jus after I turned on the engine. Any worries?
I revved it a little and it seemed "okay" i think.
That was jus after I turned on the engine. Any worries?
I revved it a little and it seemed "okay" i think.
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(talking back to the cold empty night)
because its COLD. coldness = cold engine = unhappy engine. a little bit of idling and revving (at least on a car with a properly functioning cooling system, unlike mine) = warm engine = happy engine.
but... too much idling and revving = hot engine = unhappy engine!
if instead you wanted a more detailed explanation of "winter", then i'm sure the local library will be happy to help. more than happy actually seeing as the internet has nuked peoples interest in the things.
because its COLD. coldness = cold engine = unhappy engine. a little bit of idling and revving (at least on a car with a properly functioning cooling system, unlike mine) = warm engine = happy engine.
but... too much idling and revving = hot engine = unhappy engine!
if instead you wanted a more detailed explanation of "winter", then i'm sure the local library will be happy to help. more than happy actually seeing as the internet has nuked peoples interest in the things.
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"meh" 
i really didnt know what to say to the question that hadnt already been discussed ad infinitum before.
at the end of the day, thirty seconds after starting is an anything-goes zone and im just proud of the little b*stard that more than 90% of the time on horrid days it will still zip away to the redline and settle back to idle if there's an emergency. (course, i dont do that from cold... not anymore anyway. 3500 tops, til the tappets have quietened down at least)
the 10% of various power loss, stutters, misfires and what have you all fall under the blanket of "its brass monkeys out there mavis".
on that note, i found my long-lost hot air hose at the weekend, repaired it best as possible with most of a roll of electrical tape (THEREs another thing to nab off that ranger!) and wedged it back on. Near as dammit. Several weeks in the garage seems to have misshapen it, but it went. Has made quite a difference to the running temperature and nature, smoother at idle etc.
Not like it's going up to 80-90 degrees or anything, but it's shifting upto and a bit past 70 a whole lot faster when idling slowly around, and will just about hold 70 when driving around. yay
i really didnt know what to say to the question that hadnt already been discussed ad infinitum before.
at the end of the day, thirty seconds after starting is an anything-goes zone and im just proud of the little b*stard that more than 90% of the time on horrid days it will still zip away to the redline and settle back to idle if there's an emergency. (course, i dont do that from cold... not anymore anyway. 3500 tops, til the tappets have quietened down at least)
the 10% of various power loss, stutters, misfires and what have you all fall under the blanket of "its brass monkeys out there mavis".
on that note, i found my long-lost hot air hose at the weekend, repaired it best as possible with most of a roll of electrical tape (THEREs another thing to nab off that ranger!) and wedged it back on. Near as dammit. Several weeks in the garage seems to have misshapen it, but it went. Has made quite a difference to the running temperature and nature, smoother at idle etc.
Not like it's going up to 80-90 degrees or anything, but it's shifting upto and a bit past 70 a whole lot faster when idling slowly around, and will just about hold 70 when driving around. yay
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" and smooth once it gets up to normal operating temperature.