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Old December 7th 10, 06:52 PM posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Dave Savage[_3_]
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"Zathras" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:13:03 +0000, Catman
> > wrote:
>
>>On 06/12/2010 22:58, R C Nesbit wrote:
>>> Catman spoke:
>>>>>
>>>>> I will wait until the weather warms up next week (ha!) and
>>>>> then forget about it because it will probably start OK in +C
>>>>> temps
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a plan. Is it cranking at decent speed?
>>>
>>> Yes - Like I said, I think the compression is (eventually)
>>> generating enough heat to aid combustion.
>>>

>>
>>Plugs are cheap enough innit.

>
> The final bill might be more than that. New battery? New starter? I
> wouldn't feel that keen on using an 'Alfa' starter motor to heat up
> the engine too often. The only thing I ever experienced that I felt
> might have been over-engineered on a 156 was the exhaust.
>


Well spotted - my 156 (2.0 twin spark petrol) is still on the original
exhaust (since August 1998 !!!).

Having said that, it'll probably disintegrate tomorrow !

Dave S... :>))





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Old December 8th 10, 11:13 AM posted to alt.autos.alfa-romeo
Zathras
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:17:49 +0000, Catman
> wrote:

>> The final bill might be more than that. New battery? New starter? I
>> wouldn't feel that keen on using an 'Alfa' starter motor to heat up
>> the engine too often. The only thing I ever experienced that I felt
>> might have been over-engineered on a 156 was the exhaust.
>>

>
>Weight saving ......


Ho ho ha ha..are you sure it wasn't just money saving? You're clearly
a glass half full man..I can tell! ;-)

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