What's your start-up procedure

[Sweetdoo]

I'm just curious how everyone starts up their cruiser when she's cold.

Here's mine.

Pump gas pedal five times, pull choke, and 90% of the time she fires right up. The other 10%, I don't know why it takes a few more seconds, but she always starts up (since the JimC carb rebuild).

 

[calphi27]

I push the remote start button when it's cold.

 

[RobB]

start up

I can't tell you that yet, as it's still mostly 90+ here in hell.. i mean Redding, Calif... when it's cold.. hehe.. 60F in the morning i have to pull choke out about 1" and nothing else, turn the key...

 

[Landcruisin'60]

Pump twice and pull the choke, starts right up. I havent had to start it in super cold but this is what I do when its in the 40s.

 

[jvazquez53]

Pull the choke completely out, pump the pedal coupe of times, and 99.9% starts. As soon it starts, push the choke in (3/4), 30-60 seconds later, push the choke all the way in and start driving.

 

[CruisinFJ60]

with current tempurates being around 70-100 hit pedal once to floor turn key hold foot at half throttle and she fires right up. wait a min or so let the a/c catch up and oil presure rise then comence driving.
havent gotten to fire her up in the winter yet since the carb re-build i did.

 

[Sarcastro]

with current tempurates being around 70-100 hit pedal once to floor turn key hold foot at half throttle and she fires right up. wait a min or so let the a/c catch up and oil presure rise then comence driving.
havent gotten to fire her up in the winter yet since the carb re-build i did.

where did you get the parts to rebuild? how difficult was it?

 

[Happy Trails]

I can't tell you that yet, as it's still mostly 90+ here in hell.. i mean Redding, Calif... when it's cold.. hehe.. 60F in the morning i have to pull choke out about 1" and nothing else, turn the key...

Same goes for me here in Central Cal.

 

[Diesel Weasel]

Put the key in and turn it to ON, push my manual glow button for oh.. 10 seconds if it's my first run of the day, turn the key and she's purring.

 

[incogrhino]

turn key, pump twice,fire up.Thats with a webber and electric choke.I kinda hate the choke cause if it don't fire up right away and ya pump the gas to get there, it doesn't idle.Gotta sit there and hold the gas for a sec, then get out and brush off the snow.

 

[calphi27]

Put the key in and turn it to ON, push my manual glow button for oh.. 10 seconds if it's my first run of the day, turn the key and she's purring.

drool...........

 

[klinetime574]

I'm in Texas, I'd say about 80 in the mornings.
Pump three times, turn key, fires up(most of the time), rev it up, then start driving

 

[CruisinFJ60]

where did you get the parts to rebuild? how difficult was it?

i got the kit from o-reily for around 30 bux or so (i had to order it and it took 2 days to show well till they called me) took my time and it took me roughly 3-4 hours had a couple beers, made sure i got all the junk out then started tuning / adjusting linkage.

 

[CruisinFJ60]

I'm in Texas, I'd say about 80 in the mornings.
Pump three times, turn key, fires up(most of the time), rev it up, then start driving

how close is belton to ft. worth / dallas area?

 

[fj60dave]

i also have a JimC carb rebuild. 3 or 4 pumps on gas petal and crank a few seconds...even when 10F (but only after I performed a careful valve adjustment)

 

[RWB0481]

With the weather around 90-100 now it fires right up with one pump of the gas pedal but in the winter when it's around 20 it takes 3 pumps o' the pedal, a pull on the choke, and a sweet little prayer.

 

[sandcruiser]

first start of the day: turn to glow, wait 10 or 20 seconds, turn further, motor fires up. Done.

after that: glow for 2 or 3 seconds, fire up.

 

[klinetime574]

how close is belton to ft. worth / dallas area?

uhhh. no idea. It's an hour north of Austin

 

[mtb_rider]

Insert key, crank, motor starts, put in gear, hit the pedal. Any temp, any time.


EFI...

I do give her a few seconds to build oil pressure though.

 

[philos1]

Insert key, crank, motor starts, put in gear, hit the pedal. Any temp, any time.


EFI...

I do give her a few seconds to build oil pressure though.

X2 on that one, but when I had the 2F,pump 3-5 times with choke out, crank and fire, idle for a little bit, go. EFI sure helps though...