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dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 2130
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 12:54 pm: | |
My old carb 308 would start immediately...as opposed to my 328, which needs a looking at...:-) |
Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Member
Username: 308gtb
Post Number: 720
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 12:49 pm: | |
1976 GTB
For hot starts, ignition on, ~15 seconds for fuel to get to the carbs, then gradual depression of the throttle pedal during cranking until the engine starts. A few seconds. |
Richard Ham (Hampappy)
New member
Username: Hampappy
Post Number: 32
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 12:35 pm: | |
78 GTB
cold and hot - starts after a few seconds.
Very very hot conditions - it needs to be churned while pumping the accelerator. Always starts in the end though.(famous last words)
why do you ask? |
Neville Pugh (Nevpugh68)
Junior Member
Username: Nevpugh68
Post Number: 81
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 12:17 pm: | |
Ditto, 1-2 seconds
(carb, 1980, euro) |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Intermediate Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 1283
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 12:03 pm: | |
Al's profile says '85 Euro GTS QV... |
Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Intermediate Member
Username: Vwalfa4re
Post Number: 1350
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 7:24 am: | |
Mine does like Verell's too |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 1748
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 12:22 am: | |
Carb or FI? My carb car takes maybe 1-2 seconds. Lights up fairly quick, I think. Better than my 1972 Corvette, or my 1971 Vega. OK, I only throw those in as they're the only other early smog-era carb cars that I've ever had. |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Intermediate Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 1280
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 9:17 pm: | |
It was starting to require cranking a second or so until a couple of weeks ago I replaced a leaky fuel accumulator that was bleeding CIS pressure off prematurely.
Now it's back to where it was when I bought the car 3 years ago.
ie: Less than time than it takes for me to twitch the key over to start & then release it('82 Euro 308 GTS QV).
Starts about the same hot or cold. Takes maybe a second if it's really hot such as after an hour or so at full highway cruise on a 85 or 90 degree day.
Yours should be very similar.
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Al Johnson (Bigal)
Junior Member
Username: Bigal
Post Number: 192
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 9:04 pm: | |
How many turns does it take for your 308 to turn over when hot? |