How to start a car the non-retarded way.

[lartno]

I would add...: to start carb-engine (Solex, Weber or Dell'orto) it would help a lot, after giving 3-4 strokes with the acc-pedal, to keep the pedal 1/3 in. My carb-Alfas starts at once with this methode.

[RossPK81]

How come you have to push the clutch in when starting?

[rednecksinspace]

I guess less turning mass on the starter, newer cars have made it so that you HAVE to push in the clutch or nothing works.

I do it mostly because when I put it in reverse, that gear crunches.

Also if you forget to take it out of gear, the car doesn't try to lurch forward. Just that much more time to realize the cars still in gear ;)

[rednecksinspace]

I screen comments. PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT IF YOU HAVE A PEDAL PUMPING FETISH. ALL INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS WILL BE REMOVED.

[stanleycarl]

this helps me especially that i had just my first hour yeasterday in driving because i am really confused with manual driving...thanks

[madhatter5353]

I didn't know people needed a tutorial to put it in neutral, pump pedal turn key to on and turn the car, real brain science here.

[rednecksinspace]

I don't either

[rednecksinspace]

Look at what it's responding to.

[Toh2006]

My Alfa is from 1984, so i do it in this way: 1 attempt) not important the gear, Key in to the switch, push in clutch, then key to start 2 attempt)same but with the air lever pulled

3 attempt) like first and the engine start. I do it 1 time a week cause i use my Alfa only 1 time in a week in working periods

[rednecksinspace]

Cool, but I like the added mental insurance policy of taking the car out of gear. What Kind of Alfa do you have? Do you have any videos of it?

[Toh2006]

Yes, is a Duetto Spider 2.0, i have some video of "her" in my page, check my profile ;)

See u ;))

[Toh2006]

Is a Duetto Spider 2.0 Some video of the car in my page, or u mean videos of the starting momemts? C u

[natureboy602]

But still my car hasnt got a electric pump

when brought it it hasnt been start and driven for 2 year's and i only pumpd it twice and it started

[natureboy602]

you pumped it to many times you flooded it you only need to pump it 2 times possible 3 not 5 plus that car has a electric fuel pump

[rednecksinspace]

you think I don't know that, I restored this car from the ground up in 2002. Plus this it just a edited section from another video, it had been sitting about 3-4 months.