[Healeys] Dual choke HD8s

[Earl Kagna]

Richard:

Your reply to me in anther post said that they were AUD 124, which is the 
correct SU part # for the BJ8 Healey.  AUC 124 - according to the SU parts 
list is another carb entirely - an HV type that was used on a 1932/33 Riley.

I can't account for the fact that your carbs have a second set of choke 
levers - I'm not aware that the BJ8 Healey used anything other than the 
shorter lever that the cables pulled upwards.  I guess that it's remotely 
possible that the lower ones were added for some reason by someone at some 
point.  Other than that, I'm stumped.  Possibly another lister may have an 
explanation.  In any case, it would seem that it will work well for you in 
your application - seeing as how it's probably an improvement to pull the 
choke linkage assembly forward with a single cable.

If you ever do come up with an explanation, I'd be very curious as to what 
it is.

Cheers

Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb

-----Original Message----- 
From: richard mayor
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 6:36 PM
To: healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Dual choke HD8s

Listers.  Thanks for the input.  So, these 1964 BJ8 carbs (the tags are AUC
124F and AUC 124R) have two sets of choke levers.  These choke levers are
mounted on the same shaft, so this cannot be an HD6 jet housing assembly 
that
has been installed on an HD8.  Could this be a very early 1964 set of
carbs...changing over from the old style of choke linkage?

Richard