[Healeys] advice needed -- BT7 electric choke problem

britfan1 at epix.net britfan1 at epix.net
Thu Dec 18 14:21:34 MST 2014


A mechanic friend is trying to get the electric choke on a customerbs BT7
(not a tricarb) to work satisfactorily.  He did have to install a dash switch
wired to it in order to get it to turn on/off properly.  (Hebs familiar with
this choke from previous experience with Jaguar engines, and he does have a
copy of the 100/6b3000 factory service manual.)  As I understand his
description of the problem, hebs been able to get both carbs synchronized
properly, and the car starts and idles well when warm.  However, turning the
screw that regulates the amount of air that bypasses the throttle plates has
no effect whatever on engine speed or exhaust appearance (richer/leaner
mixture).  Suggestions, anybody?  [Apologies if this might not be perfectly
clearb I havenbt been to his shop to observe, only working from phone
description and the photo in the 3000 ownerbs handbook.]

Thanks in advance,
Sarah Carr
BN1 in PA


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