Hi Pat,
I can testify that I am a very satisfied graduate of the John Reynolds school
of water choke disabling. I poured lots of money into my choke - it poured
lots of gas into the carb; John's solution of a metal gasket (I used a coke
can, but believe John used beer instead)worked very well. Takes a bit longer
to start but not a big problem.
Cheers,
Neil
1980 Spitfire 1500 (Emma Peel - chokeless in Abbotsford)
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>Pat,
>I had a similar experience with the Stromberg on my 79
>Spitfire. During the course of the rebuild, I disassembled
>the water choke and tried to clean and rebuild it. No one
>offered a rebuild kit for the choke, so I substituted some
>O rings and seals for the originals in the assembly. The
>results were exactly as you describe, the carburetor
>flooded the engine with fuel and I could not get the engine
>to run.I finally got it running by making a gasket to close
>off the choke assembly from the carb. Try this first. You
>can get a new choke assembly from Moss Motors. This may be
>a good investment since parts are not available for the old
>one. I went the twin SU route instead.
> Good Luck,
> John Reynolds
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