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Starting in the cold
"Zathras" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:13:03 +0000, Catman > > wrote: > >>On 06/12/2010 22:58, R C Nesbit wrote: >>> Catman spoke: >>>>> >>>>> I will wait until the weather warms up next week (ha!) and >>>>> then forget about it because it will probably start OK in +C >>>>> temps >>>> >>>> Sounds like a plan. Is it cranking at decent speed? >>> >>> Yes - Like I said, I think the compression is (eventually) >>> generating enough heat to aid combustion. >>> >> >>Plugs are cheap enough innit. > > The final bill might be more than that. New battery? New starter? I > wouldn't feel that keen on using an 'Alfa' starter motor to heat up > the engine too often. The only thing I ever experienced that I felt > might have been over-engineered on a 156 was the exhaust. > Well spotted - my 156 (2.0 twin spark petrol) is still on the original exhaust (since August 1998 !!!). Having said that, it'll probably disintegrate tomorrow ! Dave S... :>)) |
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Starting in the cold
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:17:49 +0000, Catman
> wrote: >> The final bill might be more than that. New battery? New starter? I >> wouldn't feel that keen on using an 'Alfa' starter motor to heat up >> the engine too often. The only thing I ever experienced that I felt >> might have been over-engineered on a 156 was the exhaust. >> > >Weight saving ...... Ho ho ha ha..are you sure it wasn't just money saving? You're clearly a glass half full man..I can tell! ;-) -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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