nahh thats pretty standard with a cold engine, also carbs maybe be outta tune, that definitly doesnt help.
james --- "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Just with L series engines. > >My engine tends to be stupid when cold... im guessing this is common. I >try to warm it up whenever possible for 5 mins or so but lately i havent >been driving much and havent been ablet to compare it to when driving >when warm, but when i push on the gas after stopping it doesnt >accellerate for the first little bit (it sorta revs (tiny revs im >guessing maybe 500RPM - not maxing out) and moves a little but no >relative power) then kicks in to normal revs. Im guessing this is due to >the cold as it has never done this that i can remember when warm. I'll >take her for a drive early next week, but could this be a problem? I >dont know how it could have developed - im not harsh on the transmission >(im a very sensi driver as at the moment there are a few things which >could possibly be defected and i do my best not to attract attention) or >engine... actually the car in general. Oh btw its a l16. > >-----Original Message----- >Wrom: XFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWW >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry Rudd >Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:58 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: water probs > > >James, > >The standard thermostat is 82C or 180F and that indicates just to the >left of the E on the late model dash. Some gauges have a line there and >some don't. On an early model dash I just forget where normal is, just >to the left of vertical at an educated guess but I'm just not sure on >that one, it's a long time since I was in a flip flopper. It's quite >normal for the Temp gauge to move around about a 1/8" or so in either >direction, especially if you have thermo fans etc. The voltage regulator >in the 1600 dash isn't too flash either as it allows voltage >fluctuations, turning lights on/off, heater on/off etc, but basically >somewhere around the E is close enough. An L engine will run right up to >P without any dramas, - we used to use Ford 192F thermostats in the >rally engines all day with triple core radiators and the piddliest fan >we could find and never had any dramas with them but these engines >weren't idling in stop/start city traffic. We also found the L18 was the >coolest running block of the L engines as they had a lot more water >capacity than the L16, but a worked L20B also tends to strain the >average 1600 cooling system a bit. Just don't run it cold, L engines are >very grumpy when cold. > >regards >Terry > >-----Original Message----- >Wrom: CUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVF >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Morrison >Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:57 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: water probs > > >terry, > Okay, i'll run it tomorrow and once it gets to temp i'll take cap >off and watch for bubbles, just out of curiosity whats the best standard >running temp to have? and what do L20's and L18's run at (or should run >at i should >say?) > >Cheers >James > >--- "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>James, >> >>Doesn't sound too good does it. One thing you shouldn't do is add water > >>to >a >>hot engine when it's not running, or at least if you do then don't >>start >the >>engine for a good 10 to 15 minutes or so. Rapid changes in temperature >reeks >>havoc on metal components and head gaskets etc. It's quite normal for >>the water in a cooling system to expand a bit and spill over the >>radiator >during >>warm up, especially if the thermostat is in good order. Once the >>thermostat has opened a couple of times everything settles down. It's >>at normal operating temperature that if bubbles in the radiator are >>expelled then >it's >>a gorna. >> >>regards >>Terry >> >>-----Original Message----- >>Wrom: VZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTC >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James >>Morrison >>Sent: Friday, 12 July 2002 10:01 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: water probs >> >> >>terry, thanks. One thing i did notice was when i turned it off and >>filled >up >>the radiator, it would rise out over the top (this was without the cap >>on) and about 30 seconds later a big bubble would come up and the water > >>level would go below the cap (where its supposed to) and it repeated >>itself 3 or >4 >>times. Also when i got home and switched off the car there was a >>bubbleing and draining sound coming from the engine bay, thats when i >>knew it was in trouble :) ahhh i hate being the bearer of bad news!!! >> >>James >> >> >> >>_____________________________________________________________ >>Get Your free Ozdat Email Account >>---> http://www.ozdat.com >> >>_____________________________________________________________ >>Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag >> >> > >_____________________________________________________________ >Get Your free Ozdat Email Account >---> http://www.ozdat.com > >_____________________________________________________________ >Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with >[EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > > >--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- >OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- >Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send >submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised >redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm >http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > _____________________________________________________________ Get Your free Ozdat Email Account ---> http://www.ozdat.com _____________________________________________________________ Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
