On Fri, 21 Apr 1995, David Brock wrote:
> My great news, though I'm sure I'm more excited than anyone else here will
> be, is that after not really doing any pre-storage prep last fall to
> Beverly, my '73 Spit, she needed no more than a bit of a blow-dry to the
> distributor, and she fired right up today. That, together with an insurance
> slip, and I should be on the road on Sunday! Yeah!
>
Congrats!
> My question stems around automatic vs manual chokes. My Stromberg is
> currently fitted with a manual, but whenever I engage it, I feel like I'm
> going to rip off the instrument panel. It's a two-handed job. I wonder if
> anyone has any opinions about manual chokes on these carbs, and any reasons
> why it would be advisable to go either way?
> (Okay, okay. I'm also lazy and don't want to have to remember to use it)
You have a kinked or frayed choke cable. I had the same problem on the B
and lived with it for a few months... but replacing the cable made
operation much smoother. There was indeed a kink inside the cable where
I routed it improperly.
My impression is that the manual chokes are a lot more reliable than the
automatic ones in that vintage. Luckily I haven't had the option in my LBCs.
John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports Car Club
'73 MGB DSP | '69 Spitfire E Stock | '88 RX-7 C Stock
Home Page: http://www.widomaker.com/~trindle
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