Besy way to start after a month of being sat
Discussion
My TVR has been sat in its garage waiting for the bad weather to go. As of Monday it's going to be taxed. Now, my first check will be that the battery is still charged (luckily I don't have any alarms or immobilisers to drain current quickly, but I will check none the less).
My second worry is that the engine will be COLD. Like, icey, horribly cold (there's no heating in this garage, it's more of a glorified shed, but it keeps the elements out). Now, I could run a couple of fan heaters into the garage and point them at the front of the car, which may warm the oil and other liquids up a bit, and increase their 'flowability' (nice new word there).
Other option is to just start her up and leave her sat for 10 minutes to warm up.
Which is best, or should I do a mixture of the two?
Cheers.
My second worry is that the engine will be COLD. Like, icey, horribly cold (there's no heating in this garage, it's more of a glorified shed, but it keeps the elements out). Now, I could run a couple of fan heaters into the garage and point them at the front of the car, which may warm the oil and other liquids up a bit, and increase their 'flowability' (nice new word there).
Other option is to just start her up and leave her sat for 10 minutes to warm up.
Which is best, or should I do a mixture of the two?
Cheers.
There's no need to warm the garage and you don't want to do run her in there because of the fumes.
Just start as normal (maybe charge the battery up over the weekend anyway) drive her gently allowing the lubricants to get around and be careful as some roads are very greasy. Having said that I 've done a few miles in the cerb today and it's been fine.
Just start as normal (maybe charge the battery up over the weekend anyway) drive her gently allowing the lubricants to get around and be careful as some roads are very greasy. Having said that I 've done a few miles in the cerb today and it's been fine.
I started my car up yesterday afternoon after about 3 months of being sat in the garage while I do a few winter jobs, it is connected to a ctek charger/conditioner so I knew the battery was ok, basically I just started her as normal and she fired up straight away as though I'd only used her a couple of hours before, these old V6's are very basic engines and IMHO need no formal proceedure to start them after a lul in usage.
Cheers.....Tony..
Cheers.....Tony..
Just an update, I went and tried to test the battery with a voltmeter, voltmeter didn't budge. I was left a bit confused, as the clock in the car was still ticking, but the voltmeter didn't budge at all......turns out the voltmeter is jiggered 
. Anyhow, I took the battery out and put it on a slow charge over night, just to be safe. Less than 24 hours now chaps, I'm getting a bit excited. 
. Anyhow, I took the battery out and put it on a slow charge over night, just to be safe. Less than 24 hours now chaps, I'm getting a bit excited. I agree with the guys who say ... start it on the key and let the fluids warm up before anything energetic... Of course if you also have a Bugatti, then warming the garage will be needed and drain the oil into a big saucepan and warm to around 25c (dont forget to wash the sauscepan), refill the oil and turn the engine over by hand before starting it.
Edited by johnzo on Sunday 31st January 13:05
took my chim out for a quick blast yesterday after being in hibernation for 3 months - drove 7 miles at a nice steady pace , filled her up with fuel. Now nicly warmed up floored it to overtake and managed to carry out the overtaking manouvre at a 45 degree angle --- a combination of engine warm but tyres icy cold and forgetting how much power these things have
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