[DeTomaso] Subject: Why is it hard to start cars that have been

[Art Stephens]

I don't see how condensation could stick around on a spark plug for more 
than one exhaust stroke? That is a LOT of air blowing past that spark plug! 
Think of the sound the air makes coming out of a spark plug hole when you 
crank an engine.

Art (no engine expert)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: "'Forest Goodhart'" <forestg at att.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Subject: Why is it hard to start cars that have been


> Maybe. How long would it take to burn off?
>
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Forest Goodhart
> Enviado el: viernes, 14 de enero de 2011 20:03
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Subject: Why is it hard to start cars that have 
> been
>
> Could it be that there is condensation formed on some of the plugs that
> needs to
> have some heat built to dry them off enough to fire?
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> To: Mike <bluebugman2 at sbcglobal.net>; detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 10:41:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Subject: Why is it hard to start cars that have 
> been
>
> Mike -
> Thanks for the reply. I'm still not sure I'm convinced as to the reason my
> car takes 3-4 minutes to fire on all cylinders when it hasn't run for 4
> months, but in any case in this particular instance my car has solid
> lifters. So it could explain other peoples' problems but not mine...
>
> I do agree with others in that my experience has been that the car never
> runs better than when it is being used daily. I took the Pantera to Italy
> about 7-8 years ago for a project (my company agreed to pay gas and tolls
> instead of an airline ticket - I think they lost badly!!) and used it as a
> daily driver for a month. I don't think that the engine has ever been so
> happy or has ever started so readily. So the secret is indeed to use them!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Mike
> Enviado el: viernes, 14 de enero de 2011 17:34
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: [DeTomaso] Subject: Why is it hard to start cars that have been
>
>
> As everyone else stated the gasoline dissipates and probably what no one
> else has mentioned why the engine's seems to run on a few cylinder's, then 
> a
> few more until finally its running on all 8 cylinders is- its takes awhile
> for the hydraulic lifters to build up pressure so it will open the valves
> properly ( most engines use hydraulics), my 2 cts
>
> thanks Mike V #7042 GTS
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