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Help cold starting #87947 12/03/15 04:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California R Rhandy94 OP Active BB Member
OP Rhandy94 Active BB Member R Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California	So it's been getting pretty cold in the morning now and my daily car is a 1974 Chevy nova. Any tips or tricks to get my car to start up faster, yesterday it took me about 30-40 minutes to get the engine running.

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87948 12/03/15 05:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 821 Maryland G gbauer Major Contributor
gbauer Major Contributor G Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 821 Maryland	Sounds like it's out of tune.

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87949 12/03/15 05:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California R Rhandy94 OP Active BB Member
OP Rhandy94 Active BB Member R Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California	Carburetor? Or what needs tuning?

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87950 12/03/15 06:00 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,556 Likes: 35 Dysart, Iowa tlowe #1716 1000 Post Club
tlowe #1716 1000 Post Club Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,556 Likes: 35 Dysart, Iowa	Start with the basics. fresh air filter, PCV, Fuel filter New sparkplugs, wires Be sure the choke is working. Inliner Member 1716 65 Chevelle Wagon and 41 Hudson Pickup Information and parts www.12bolt.com

Re: Help cold starting tlowe #1716 #87951 12/03/15 06:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,805 Likes: 1 Calgary Alberta Canada E efi-diy 1000 Post Club
efi-diy 1000 Post Club E Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,805 Likes: 1 Calgary Alberta Canada	Originally Posted By: tlowe #1716 Start with the basics. fresh air filter, PCV, Fuel filter New sparkplugs, wires Be sure the choke is working. Add cap, rotor and a pertronix conversion. Also make sure to clean the ignition coil high voltage tower of crud. Check or replace the pcv hose ... 51 GMC 4.2 turbo Can't solved today's problems using the same technology/thinking that created them

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87952 12/03/15 07:00 PM
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OP Rhandy94 Active BB Member R Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California	That's some good info I'll check all those thing and get back to you guys

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87967 12/04/15 12:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 821 Maryland G gbauer Major Contributor
gbauer Major Contributor G Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 821 Maryland	Going HEI was the best thing I ever did on mine. Did it add performance? No. Did it help make it run better? TONS. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVY-INLINE-6-CYL-230-250-292-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-6523-BK-BLACK-/331659454921?hash=item4d3871a9c9:g:SWEAAOSwiLdV~X-6&vxp=mtr That's the one I bought. You'll also need new plug wires. Old ones will work but not properly.

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #87970 12/04/15 02:54 PM
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70Nova Contributor 7 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 378 Va	Whoa, thanks! I spent more than that on a Pertronix pointless kit....

Re: Help cold starting Rhandy94 #88032 12/08/15 07:56 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California R Rhandy94 OP Active BB Member
OP Rhandy94 Active BB Member R Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 34 California	Yeah it's probably time I replace the original distributor. I think the choke was the source of the problem, it wasn't fully closing

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