[Healeys] Choke question

[richard mayor]

I've had good luck doing as Michael suggests using masking tape and a
cut-off wheel.  I always make sure the rotation of the cutting wheel is in
the same direction as the winding of the wire. I also use my thinnest
cut-off wheel.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:39 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wrap the area where you want to cut tightly with a couple of layers of
> masking tape then cut it slowy either with a cut off wheel or on the corner
> of the wheel on a bench grinder.
> Remember measure twice cut once.
>
> M
>
> On Sat., Jan. 9, 2021, 9:56 a.m. Leonard Berkowitz, <
> DrBerkowitz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have just reinstalled the carburetors on my BJ7 after replacing the jet
>> assemblies on both. I purchased new scuttle to carburetor choke lines.
>> Which installed fairly easily. Only problem is that both are considerably
>> longer than they need to be. That didn't present a problem for the rear
>> carb but the choke wire on the front was hitting the horn and this
>> interfered with the operation of the choke.  I tried to cut the wire and it
>> just unraveled and became unusable. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to
>> shorten the wire before or after it is installed.
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