starting my moggy
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starting my moggy
Hi guys,i've just been buying a 1967 morris minor and have gone to go out in it thismorning for the 1st time and i'm having problems getting it to start and stay running,i've had it started a couple of times but it just splutters and stalls..........can anybody help ?
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Look for a black knob on the dashboard with a "C" on it. You pull it out a bit before starting the engine when it's cold, and push it back in when the engine has warmed up. Deciding how much to use takes a bit of practise. The colder the engine is the more choke you will need to start it, but if you use too much that will also cause the engine to run badly and possibly stall. Remember to push it back in as soon as you can because running for long periods with the choke on isn't good for the engine.
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iluvmymoggy wrote:Hi,call me a dizzy blonde but i didnt realise it had a choke,can anybody tell me where it is and what i have to do with it. ?
Dont worry, even the most experienced of us do stupid things sometimes.......like yesterday i spent a full 5 minutes trying to start my motorbike before realising i hadnt turned the fuel on!!
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Reminds me of the time when I had my boss and a security guard pushing me up and down the car park trying to give me a bump start. I'd forgotten to turn off the hidden immobiliser switch...youngun wrote:Dont worry, even the most experienced of us do stupid things sometimes.......like yesterday i spent a full 5 minutes trying to start my motorbike before realising i hadnt turned the fuel on!!
"Just a bit faster! I think it nearly caught that time!!"
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Hi guys,you havent scared me off and i havent gone to college........lol , i'd just like to thank you guys for all your advice,it did work......eventually,but it took about 5 or 6 attempts before it would start,i was over the moon and then did a totally stupid thing and left it running with the choke out while i went back into the house to get my handbag......( so i could hang it on the choke ) as 1 of you sugested............ ,and when i came back to the car it had stalled,i know now that it had flooded and wouldnt restart,so i left it for an hour,came back to it and it started 1st time,its still taking a bit getting used to using the choke but i'm sure i'll get the hang of it eventually,thanks anyway guys,all my luv......Anita...xxx
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if you flood it push the choke in and put your foot right to the floor and start the car .as soon as it fires take your foot off the pedal and then feed in the power gently other wise you could dammage your engine.another little tip if this used to work with my mini and my austin agro awful car during the winter when it gets damp and really cold pull the choke out before you switch it off.then leave the choke lever out then start the car in the morning.this works for tired engines. if your engine is in good order you should not need to do this .it is a drastic measure.
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Pulling the 'choke' on SU carb night before does nothing - except to wash all the oil off the bores leading to excessive wear on start-up. Don't do it. This is an old idea that may have had some small merit on carbs where the 'choke' really is a choke - ie it chokes off the air flow thus enrichening the mixture. On the SU carb ' it doesn't work like that'.
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Hi guys , sorry to bother you again but i left my moggy's lights on last night and when i returned to the car the battery was flat and it wouldnt start , i had a go at starting it with the cranking handle but it still wouldnt start , does it need 2 people to start it like this ? , also do i still need to pull the choke out ? , any help or advice would be truely appriciated......Anita...xxx
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If the battery's completely flat then either charge it up with a mains powered battery charger (best option), jump-start it from another car, or you could try bump-starting it. You probably won't be able to spin it fast enough on the handle for the dynamo to power the ignition with a completely flat battery.
When the battery is recharged you should be able to start it on the handle. I'm sure the car doesn't care what sex you are... How difficult it is depends on how easily the engine normally fires - my first Moggy's rather tired engine required muscles of steel to spin it fast enough and long enough for it to cough reluctantly to life, but Fenchurch (my traveller) just needs a bit of choke and a couple of smart turns.
When the battery is recharged you should be able to start it on the handle. I'm sure the car doesn't care what sex you are... How difficult it is depends on how easily the engine normally fires - my first Moggy's rather tired engine required muscles of steel to spin it fast enough and long enough for it to cough reluctantly to life, but Fenchurch (my traveller) just needs a bit of choke and a couple of smart turns.
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