While most of the people today have cars with EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) and an onboard computer to monitor the conditions and accordingly supply the fuel to start a car on a winter morning, but some poor ones like me have carborrator based old rusty cars who don’t wan’t to wake up when the driver turns on the ignition and continuously gives them sulf. I have been experimenting since long about how to get these old stubborns start on a winter morning. Following are some of the useful tips to get these cars started,
- Pumping the Accelerator
Turn on the ignition switch, but before giving first sulf to the car, pump the accelerator of the car about four or five times with an interval of about 15 to 20 sec. By pumping I mean pushing and releasing the accelerator. This is done so that the fuel which got settled into the fuel tank comes to the pipes and jets to supply it readily to the engine.
- Neutral Gear
Make sure the car is in neutral gear.
- Keep the Cluch Pressed Down
Now despite the fact that the gear is in neutral position, still keep the cluch pressed down and pushed. This is one of the golden tricks I have tried myself and it really works to start the car quickly.
- Prefer to Start on Petrol instead of CNG
In winters as the temperature falls at night the gas gets compressed, so if your car is on CNG, I prefer you to start it on petrol in the morning instead of CNG as the gas pressure is reduced. Actully the CNG kits in modern EFI cars use this trick. When the engine is shut down the car is automatically converted to petrol and when started, it starts on petrol and converts to CNG automatically. But since we are talking about carborator based cars, this has to be done manually.
- Slightly Press the Accelerator on Ignition
Now you are ready to give a 1st ignition to the car. While giving ignition pump and press the accelerator slightly and don’t push it to the extreme.
- Good Charged Battery
Also make sure that the battery is charged and in good condition