12 thoughts on “You always approached with a prayer.”
Too true
Nevertheless I *always* keep my cares tuned, it’s especially important for non-Fuel Injected motors. They have to catch early when it’s cold, the battery can lose 50% of its CCA when it’s wicked cold. And that Big Block was a bastard to crank even in GOOD weather
I applied this to my 427 Chebbie-engined Corvette, because if I didn’t get it to fire as soon as it started to turn over (in -35 degree weather), it ran out of crank and I had to recharge the battery and somehow warm the engine and the compartment. We would use 75 or 100 watt bulbs in the compartment to keep it warm overnight. (As an aside, this is why block heaters were invented !) We managed as best as we could in that harsh environment. Diesel? Fuggedditt….
They forgot the, ruh, ruh, ruh, RUH, RUH, ruh ruh ruh ruh RUH RUH RUH RUH ruh ruh ruh vro vroo vroom vroom VROOM
And CHAT GPT had the wrong type key
Yeah, that is a late 90’s to early 2000’s GM 10 pin double sided keyway. The old 5 pin single sided key with rectangular head would’ve been accurate for the era of car depicted. Fuckin’ AI can choke on the simplest details.
Yeah, I thought about the battery first thing, too. Kick the gas to set the choke, then pray it would catch quick. Otherwise, jump start from the old truck.
Dad’s brother had an old coupe and a burning need to make an appointment. Dad said it was a cold natured car and could be a bear to start. They drug it all over the farm with the tractor and it refused to start. Built a fire under it to warm the engine, no go…. Dad said his brother hoped astride the hood and started kicking it and beating on it. He yelled, “If you had feelings, I’d cut you half to hear you holler!” I’ve used that same line on a few of my own since then.
Still doing it.
more like 30 below zero! in north dakota.
At -40 NOTHING would start without a block heater. I used to wait until it got up to -30 so I would half a chance.
Once I got rid of the Corvette and got a 4-door post ’57 Chebbie, my odds went up greatly. Oh, and I had a block heater…
In high school my buddy had an ’83 S-10. He had to give his mom a ride to work every time it hit -40 because her new Buick wouldn’t start.
That was the first time Superior froze over since 1979.
On Mom’s old ’60 Buick Electra, you had to take the air cleaner off, flip the butterfly, and then try to start it. You also had to let the damn thing sit a good 15 minutes warming up before even trying to pull away from the curb.
Tranny fluid gets downright thick at colder (then -20) temps.
I had a 63 and a 68 MGB. Hell I had problems with them even in the summer.
Too true
Nevertheless I *always* keep my cares tuned, it’s especially important for non-Fuel Injected motors. They have to catch early when it’s cold, the battery can lose 50% of its CCA when it’s wicked cold. And that Big Block was a bastard to crank even in GOOD weather
I applied this to my 427 Chebbie-engined Corvette, because if I didn’t get it to fire as soon as it started to turn over (in -35 degree weather), it ran out of crank and I had to recharge the battery and somehow warm the engine and the compartment. We would use 75 or 100 watt bulbs in the compartment to keep it warm overnight. (As an aside, this is why block heaters were invented !) We managed as best as we could in that harsh environment. Diesel? Fuggedditt….
They forgot the, ruh, ruh, ruh, RUH, RUH, ruh ruh ruh ruh RUH RUH RUH RUH ruh ruh ruh vro vroo vroom vroom VROOM
And CHAT GPT had the wrong type key
Yeah, that is a late 90’s to early 2000’s GM 10 pin double sided keyway. The old 5 pin single sided key with rectangular head would’ve been accurate for the era of car depicted. Fuckin’ AI can choke on the simplest details.
Yeah, I thought about the battery first thing, too. Kick the gas to set the choke, then pray it would catch quick. Otherwise, jump start from the old truck.
Dad’s brother had an old coupe and a burning need to make an appointment. Dad said it was a cold natured car and could be a bear to start. They drug it all over the farm with the tractor and it refused to start. Built a fire under it to warm the engine, no go…. Dad said his brother hoped astride the hood and started kicking it and beating on it. He yelled, “If you had feelings, I’d cut you half to hear you holler!” I’ve used that same line on a few of my own since then.
Still doing it.
more like 30 below zero! in north dakota.
At -40 NOTHING would start without a block heater. I used to wait until it got up to -30 so I would half a chance.
Once I got rid of the Corvette and got a 4-door post ’57 Chebbie, my odds went up greatly. Oh, and I had a block heater…
In high school my buddy had an ’83 S-10. He had to give his mom a ride to work every time it hit -40 because her new Buick wouldn’t start.
That was the first time Superior froze over since 1979.
On Mom’s old ’60 Buick Electra, you had to take the air cleaner off, flip the butterfly, and then try to start it. You also had to let the damn thing sit a good 15 minutes warming up before even trying to pull away from the curb.
Tranny fluid gets downright thick at colder (then -20) temps.
I had a 63 and a 68 MGB. Hell I had problems with them even in the summer.