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Re: Choke, Battery, Etc.

To: Gary Davis <GDAVIS@ibr6gw80.gp.usbr.gov>
Subject: Re: Choke, Battery, Etc.
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:36:54 -0500 (EST)
        Could be a bad starter, take the car to a parts store and they
should be able to test it for free. It needs to be tested under load and
not off the car. If you need a starter you should be able to get a rebuilt
Lucas at the local store.
...Art

On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Gary Davis wrote:

> Greetings All . . . . .
> 
> As a novice, I was overwhelmed with confidence after converting my
> dampers to tube shocks over the weekend.  Thanks for all of the advice.
> 
> Now, reality has returned and I have other issues to deal with now.  I
> bought a new 12V battery (the car had already been converted) last
> week.  The most powerful Group 26 battery I could find in Billings had
> 540 CCA.  Not what I wanted, but the best I could do at the time (I was
> desperate to get my car on the road).  The battery seems to be weak or
> I've got some other electrical problem.  I cleaned the terminals and
> grounds well, put petroleum jelly on the terminals, and cleaned the fuse
> block and lots of other connections.  If the car doesn't crank the first
> time, it almost seems like the battery is going to die trying to crank it
> afterward.  Also, after I drive it for a while, stop, and then crank it again
> while still warm, it barely wants to turn the engine over.  What's going on
> here . . . . ?
> 
> What is the protocol for using the manual choke?  Every time or only
> when its cold?  I have "flooded" the carbs a couple of times because the
> car didn't crank the first time, and I didn't know what to do with the choke
> after that.  These are the situations when the new battery seems to
> want to die on me.  Do you leave it all the way out when cold until
> started?
> 
> I appreciate all your help in the recent past and look forward to your
> replies on these issues.  Please don't assume anything about my
> intelligence when you reply.
> 
> Thanks - Gary Davis ('70 MGB GT)
> 
> 
> 


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