[T3] hot startups

[Jeff C]

From Autobook on Type 3’s:

When the engine is cold and the ambient temperature below freezing, press
the accelerator pedal down fully and completely release it. Switch on the
ignition and start the engine immediately. If the engine is warm, press
down on the accelerator pedal slowly while operating the starter. If the
engine is hot, press the pedal right down to the floor, without and
pumping, and operate the starter motor.

If the engine is flooded, switch on the ignition and leave it on for a
minute at least before attempting to start using full open throttle.

My interpretation and experience:

When the engine is cold, pressing the pedal to the floor sets the throttle
in the high idle position. As the choke element heats up it will release
the high idle in steps or in one large step (depending on which carb is
installed). The bimetal spring opens the choke butterfly over about 3-5
minutes to the fully open position.

Jefrf '67 Sqbk with functioning chokes

On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 4:11 AM David Yaghoubian <goob at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> OK, so it has been so long since I haven't had a vapor lock issue that I
> forgot what hot startups after a solid heat soak should be like with a
> normally functioning dual carb T3. When I hit the key cold the car starts
> up
> instantaneously without any foot on the gas (chokes are disconnected)
> before
> and after the phenolic spacers. After my test drive with the new spacers in
> ~85 deg. weather, getting it up to ~185 deg. on the oil temp gauge, and
> then
> letting it sit for ten minutes, it took a few seconds on the key and some
> foot on the gas. Normal? Or is this a sign that I might still have
> (fuel-related) restart issues when it gets into the triple digits?
>
>
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