I have found that if my choke is not all the way on the car will not start
at all. Check the cable and linkage.
Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
> At 08:36 AM 3/10/01 , you wrote:
>
> >1) i think i heard using the starter spary, is hard on the valves
> >or other parts of the motor...opinions?
>
> I think this would be true only if you poured several gallons of starter
> fluid into your gas tank and drove around on it. Think about it:
> If all the heat energy from burning one little spray of starter fluid
> went to heating up your valves, how hot could they even get?
>
> >2) as i consider tinkering around w/the carb settings...where should
> >i start?...float level? mixture?....just re build the card and
> >"start over"?..
>
> No! You should analyze the problem more, and try to find the real
> cause of the problem. If the car runs OK when warmed up, the
> carb as a whole can't be too messed up. It is almost
> certainly the choke mechanism.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
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