Keith,
Pay close attention to the motion, clearances, and geometry of the choke
linkages. My Haynes service manual for MGs outlines the proper set up for
the choke. When I serviced it (on a '79 B) I found all the linkages to be
bent out of shape and the clearances incorrect. Fortunately the little
piston in the choke body was OK, so I just cleaned it up. That was done 2
years ago and the choke has been working great since. Good luck.
Steve Bettencourt
http://www.bmcne.com
webmaster@bmcne.com
On Wed, 7 Jun 2000 21:48:35 -0400 "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>
writes:
> On 5 Jun 2000, at 21:00, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info, Paul, but my car uses the single Zenith carb.
> (I should have said
> that in the original post.)
>
> Someone's reply mentioned the automatic choke. Having thought about
> it, that is
> definitely something I need to look at. The car starts very nicely,
> and will usually idle
> when cold. Not like it should, but it doesn't shut off within 15
> seconds like it does
> when warmed up. So maybe the auto choke is part of the problem.
> And another
> item makes it onto the weekend's to-do list...
>
> --
> Keith Gernert
> 79 MGB
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