[DeTomaso] Why is it hard to start cars thathavebeensitting for months?

Roland Jaeckel pantera874 at t-online.de
Wed Jan 12 15:28:18 EST 2011


Charlie,

If ist smells like fuel, if it rumbles it is a PANTERA , if not it is a 
VOLKSAWGEN.

Let it smell and rumble, so you know it is alive !

Roland



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From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:22 PM
To: <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Why is it hard to start cars thathavebeensitting	for 
months?

> okay, so if it smells like fuel, then my bet would be an over-rich
> mixture when cold.
> ****If that were the case, it should do it after sitting overnight if I
> start on a cold morning. This isn't the case (despite not having a choke).
> It only starts cylinder-by-cylinder if it has been sitting for months.
>
> Maybe, maybe not.  Either way the problem is most likely either too
> much fuel or too much oil in the cylinder.
> ***Too much fuel is a possibility, but why?
>
> Don't wait four months this time, wait one week and see if the problem
> is the same.
> ****Well I hope I don't have to wait 4 months, but temps are back around
> freezing so I'm not sure I have much choice. In any case, "problem" is
> relative - I'm not really suffering a problem, am just curious what is
> happening. Thanks for the ideas!
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>> What color was the smoke that filled the garage?
>> What did it smell like?  Oil or fuel?
>> ***It wasn't oil smell, it was fuel.
>>
>> Typically this would be caused by a bit of oil leaking into the
>> cylinder which makes it harder for the spark to ignite the air/fuel
>> mixture.  After a few minutes it all burns off and you're good again.
>>
>> As I recall, you had the heads serviced a while back. I presume it got
>> all new valve stem seals, did they get the stock umbrella seals or
>> positive lock type?
>> ***Nope, my heads were built, rebuilt, and built once more back in 2001 
>> or
>> so. I'd have to look and see what kind of seals he used, but since the
> smoke
>> isn't oil smoke I'd assume that they are in good shape
>>
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