My car will be ready this spring
09-23-2005, 04:16 PM
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Ill be getting my license this up comming spring, and ill be using this car as a daily driver, which means ill probably be using it in the winter.. as much as i dont want to obviously but i have no choice.. my question is that it will be hard to start my car in the cold *** minnesota temperature, i already have msd ignition, ngk plugs/wires, but how can i go about getting my car started efficently in the winter?
09-23-2005, 04:21 PM
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your GS is carb'd right? honestly, in my experience with carbs(which is not very much), starting a carb'd engine even in maryland winter's sucked. it would die within 30 seconds if you let it idle on it's own.
how cold does it get in minnesota during the winter time? and i wonder if you can use engine starting fluid? whatever that **** is called, i forget.
how cold does it get in minnesota during the winter time? and i wonder if you can use engine starting fluid? whatever that **** is called, i forget.
09-23-2005, 05:54 PM
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i always used it when working construction, ether or it was engine starter fluid. worked really well on the diesels during the cold days. especially at 6am when the temperature was at 15 degrees or below.
i don't know about doing it though, if it would be a harsh material to the engine. it says it worked on diesel and gas engines. we even used it during the summer time on the **** that was hard to start up, it started right up after using about half the bottle. but that equipment was older than banzaitoyota, which is pretty old.
i don't know about doing it though, if it would be a harsh material to the engine. it says it worked on diesel and gas engines. we even used it during the summer time on the **** that was hard to start up, it started right up after using about half the bottle. but that equipment was older than banzaitoyota, which is pretty old.
09-23-2005, 09:48 PM
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lol well im gunna try it, if it doesnt work im gunna have to get a job and find a reliable car that will get me places in the winter... still makes me mad that im gunna be ruining my car driving it in the winter.. ill probably get in an accident lol
09-24-2005, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rowtareh' post='762268' date='Sep 23 2005, 08:07 PM
eh, it is only a car to be honest with you. i would check into trying the engine starter fluid though, i am not 100% sure of what it can do to a rotary engine.
Use WD-40 for starting fluid. The stock engines used to have a bottle that you put antifreeze in, and when the temps are low the antifreeze keeps the seals from sticking in the grooves when they run over frost inside the housings. WD-40 does the same thing and helps sealing a bit. Pouring boiling water on the intake manifold helps too, as does a block heater and, or, a spot light bulb tight against the oil pan to keep the oil loose.
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09-24-2005, 09:12 AM
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Use WD-40 for starting fluid. The stock engines used to have a bottle that you put antifreeze in, and when the temps are low the antifreeze keeps the seals from sticking in the grooves when they run over frost inside the housings. WD-40 does the same thing and helps sealing a bit. Pouring boiling water on the intake manifold helps too, as does a block heater and, or, a spot light bulb tight against the oil pan to keep the oil loose.
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lol theres no way im gunna have a boiling pot of water coming out of school.. and i dont know how much i would trust putting in wd40 in my carb... the only problem would be starting the car after school... before school it would be fine because i have a heated garage that stays at 75 degrees all summer.. so thats one thing thats good..