bone-cold out there and I'm using (typically) 10W-40 motor oil. I've used synthetic and conventional at times, and even 10W-30 here and there. None of them have ...

Nov 5, 2009 ... The choke element ages, and can change to not fully closing the choke. Best to check it every year if you always want your car to start. Have to ...

Aug 28, 2009 ... I have a 1973 VW Beetle with a stock T-1 1600cc DP engine. I tried the following tips. Check fuel pump pressure. For my model, it should be ...

be very hard to start COLD (engine is at ambient temp). 2) check for fuel in the float bowl. You can do this by pressing the gas pedal and looking down the ...

Hi there all,. Lately I've been having strange problems with the car... it's fine while cold, but as soon as I do a run of any more than a couple of km

I have a single ignition sometimes, but no engine action... How do I troubleshoot the issue? Anything specific to cold-weather to check (besides battery)?.

positions from/to "park" and then shutting down the engine? 2. How did you determine that the THM425 is properly filled (cold?) when fluid flows from the VM ...

When a diesel is cold it can do this and at the same time push lots of white smoke. To get complete combustion you need a 500F rise from abient to fire.

too high? If you check too long after the engine is shut off the oil level will read too low? They need a sight glass in the side ...

thermostat, except that your engine will operate too cold, and your gas ... oil, and will not last as long as a properly maintained engine. It needs to get ...

1. Check engine oil and replenish if necessary. ... warranty. 2. Run the engine to normal operating temperature. ... until HLA noise stops or 20 minutes. NOTE: Do ...

I just bought a 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe, with a 3.0 V6. It's got 103k miles on it, but the price was right! When the engine is dead cold, ...

which I thought might have failed from overpressurization. But my shop checked for leaks, ran pressure tests with engine hot and cold, and also some kind of ...

injection system and the cold start/warm idle is really bugging me! ... accelerator a little more than I want while the car warms up. ... injector? Should it have ...

Our 1986 NS26U has a Westerbeke 21A, this fall when I went to winterize her I could hardly get the engine started. ... As well synthetic oil will be much less of ...

Sep 14, 2000 ... We would pour motor oil down the carburettor slowly so as not to stall. ... over 120,000 miles, I decided to drop the oil pan and check (noise had ...

I do not understand the function of the "clipper" circuit. I ran a compression check on the engine, and the cylinders all came in between 130 and 135 PSI.

Lube for an oil change. A few days later, I started noticing blue exhaust when starting the engine cold, such as in the morning. Now, since I had ...

My temperature gauge on the dash has been stuck on COLD for about a year. ... temp gauge to work, so I can monitor things better on this old truck. I am wondering ...

I suspect that plug was misfiring, diluting the oil with gasoline. You didn't by chance have the mechanic check the idling oil pressure after the oil change?