Take a small piece of metal and bend it to follow the curve of the header
pipe. Drill a hole in the metal to hold the metal pipe that will go from
the carburetor choke to the metal plate. Clamp the metal to tube with two
hose clamps and insert the tube.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio R. Tijerino" <antonio@tijerino.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Rochester carb info
> Mike:
>
> Thanks for the information, it does make sense, however I think since I
> don't have a way to connect that to the exhaust manifold since I installed
> headers in the engine, do you think the best thing is to install a regular
> Rochester with a manual choke? or do you know if there is another way to
get
> this to work?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Antonio
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mike Boteler
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 7:03 PM
> To: OLETRUCK list; Antonio R. Tijerino
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Rochester carb info
>
>
> That fitting connects to the tube on the exhaust manifold. It doesn't
> really connect to the exhaust gas, it passes straight through the manifold
> and as the engine warms up it heats the air inside the tube. This in turn
> heats the BI-Metal spring inside your choke housing which then opens the
> butterfly automatically. I don't ever remember seeing this set-up on a
I6,
> but do know they are this way on the V8's.
>
> Hope this makes sense....
>
> Mike Boteler
> '56 4400 Stake
> '56 6400 Stake
> '56 8400 Wrecker
> '56 9200 Tractor w/Powermatic
> '57 10500 Fire Truck
> Hughesville, MD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Antonio R. Tijerino" <antonio@tijerino.net>
> To: "Oletrucks@Autox.Team.Net" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 11:30 AM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Rochester carb info
>
>
> > I have a 235 '55 car engine in my '53 Chevy truck. I am pretty much
ready
> to
> > start the engine after while. When I got the engine, it came with a
> > Rochester carb that has built-in auto choke, now the question that I
have
> > is: I noticed that right below the area where the choke mechanism (mix
> > adjustment dial) is located (6 o'clock) there is like treaded pipe
nipple
> > sticking out. This is not for vacuum, does anyone know what this is for?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Antonio
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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