[Tigers] Carb install - at least it's not leaking

[Gary Winblad]

Jay,
The choke is only used when the motor is cold.  Once the motor is warm, the
choke
plate SHOULD be open all the way.  In California, you don't even need the
choke,
I haven't had my choke plates closed in 40 years!
To find your problem, I would set it fully open.  I would guess that a small
bit of that
old gasket has plugged a passage somewhere (air or fuel passage).
Look to see that the secondary throttle plates are closed, then just work on
the front
section, that is where the problem is.
Gary

    ----- Original Message -----  From: Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>  To:
'Jay Laifman' <jay.laifman at gmail.com>  Cc: tigers at autox.team.net  Sent: Sun,
16 Jun 2013 19:43:05 -0000 (UTC)  Subject: Re: [Tigers] Carb install - at
least it's not leaking    Jay      The black cover is the automatic choke with
a heat pipe - the  covered tube.    You should be able to feel some spring
tension by pushing on the choke  plate.    It is possible the choke and the
bi-metal spring inside that cover are not  engage properly.    There should
also be a mark on the choke cover that usually lines up with  one of the
casting marks.    Loosen the 3 screws on the choke cover to see and feel if
the choke plate  will move with the cover as it turns.    Secondary throttle
plate should be closed, primary throttle plate should be  very near closed -
this is the idle set    Ron    -----Original Message-----  From: Jay Laifman
[mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com]  Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:20 PM  To:
rfraser at bluefrog.com  Cc: michael at michaelshortt.com; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Carb install - at least it's not leaking      Here is a
picture of the way it looks right now.  Shouldn't that throat  plate be in the
closed position?  Or is it supposed to be open?  I wonder if  I have the choke
attached incorrectly and it is keeping it open.    Jay
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