[TR] Zenith-Stromberg autochoke problem

[Tim Gaines]

Yeah, and of course they don't keep well either.  I left 
mine in the garage over winter and when I tried one last 
week it was all sticky inside.  I have to admit, it looked 
better after boiling, but even as it cooled I could see 
things moving around inside.  You're right; I don't know 
why anyone ever tried autochokes in the first place.  They 
are no fun to prepare, and nobody really knows the right 
way anyway.  Get the temperature wrong and your gas 
mixture will be too rich.  Then you'll hope your 
antibackfire valve is working!  I thought everything would 
be better by now, but so far this year I haven't even been 
able to run down my driveway because of that damned 
autochoke.

Tim
  
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:21:16 -0400
  "Jim Muller" <jimmuller at rcn.com> wrote:
> On 20 Jul 2009 at 13:49, Tim Gaines wrote that he had an 
>autochoke 
> problem.
> 
> Me too.  Ever seen an autochoke plant?  I've never 
>understood the 
> mentality of the guy who had the courage to eat the 
>first one, let 
> alone why he bothered to eat the second one. 
> Nevertheless they grow 
> 'em by the zillions in California because they know 
>folks back east 
> will eat anything.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Muller
> jimmuller at rcn.com
> '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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