does anyone regularly start their ms at very cold temps?

CASPERAMC · Post by **CASPERAMC** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:45 pm

i'm just wondering if anyone can go to their megasquirted car at 40 or below, turn the key, and have the car start right away. if so, what am i doing wrong

turbodudey · Post by **turbodudey** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:16 am

I do every morning. It's been anywhere from 5 - 20 degrees here for a couple weeks. It actually starts better at 20 degees than it does at 40 degees.

There are several things going on at the same time, so it kind of hard to say what exactly needs to change to get it right on. Just make small changes and see what happens, then go from there. More timing can help sometimes. I think I'm at around 17 degrees BTDC for high idle.

Does yours just not want to start at all, or does it fire and then die right away, or what?

CASPERAMC · Post by **CASPERAMC** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:24 pm

well i took off afterstart all teh way and it was working the other day. i found out that i just kept flooding the engine i think. it will kick up like it wants to start, but then die down right away, and i think that its getting too much fuel possibly, but im not sure. could i send you my msq and you maybe take a look at it?

turbodudey · Post by **turbodudey** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:19 pm

Sure. There's a link for my email in my profile.

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:58 pm

I have been. But you can't really use mine for an example. e85 just doesn't like cold, no matter how you set the cranking and ASE.

CASPERAMC · Post by **CASPERAMC** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:46 am

well i looked at my plugs and they needed to be changed, so i changed them, ill have to see how it starts tomorrow, i may not need help anymore lol. but i will email if i still cant fix it

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:37 pm

Any luck? Mine starts fine cold (ive started mine around 35ish one night). I just made sure the car is running spot on when warmed up, and add a bunch of enrichments in the warm up. Its not a big problem in FL though.

CASPERAMC · Post by **CASPERAMC** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:15 pm

well cranking pw is fine i think because it does start up right away, but then it dies right away, but it seems like its flooding the engine.

turbodudey · Post by **turbodudey** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:32 am

CASPERAMC wrote:well cranking pw is fine i think because it does start up right away, but then it dies right away, but it seems like its flooding the engine.

What does the wideband say? Or do you not have a wideband hooked up yet?

Flooding the engine is really hard to do. I would say it's probably not getting enough fuel. Give it more ASE and see what happens...