[Healeys] Starting a BJ8

[i erbs]

I have seen a wooden clothes pin used to hold the cable out.
Fwiw.

Ira Erbs
1959 100-6
MKI engine and disc brakes
Portland,OR

On Dec 17, 2016 9:40 PM, "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Good info.  I'll add one more thing: On my BJ8, at least, the choke knob
> has to be held forcefully full out; if the return springs are working at
> all the knob will slide in a little when you release it.  This could
> possibly make the difference between a start or not.
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> On 12/16/2016 9:14 AM, Bluehealey wrote:
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> I think it’s a feature of those 2” carbs.
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> The air speed across the jet is quite low at cranking speed, much lower
> than with HD6’s as the 8’s have 30% larger choke area for the same volume
> of air being pulled by the induction.  As a result there is a need to get
> the jets pulled as low as possible to get fuel into the throats.
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> The starter fluid trick seems to confirm that.
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