[TR] Do some cars with ZS carbs have automatic chokes?

[Roger Elliott]

Later Spitfires had them.  When it was working I was happy with it, But 
it was kind of a big add on thing and at least on mine the screws kept 
pulling out and ruining the holes.  Tried everything to fix it.  Finally 
gave up and replaced carb.

Roger

On 6/22/2021 5:04 PM, DAVID MASSEY wrote:
> The TR7 had an Fully Automatic Starting Device (FASD) which was a 
> small carb that fed extra air and fuel to the intake while the engine 
> was warming up.  I guess they worked OK when they worked right.  I 
> have no direct experience.
>
> The TR8 had a water heated choke (enrichment device actually) that 
> worked in a similar manner as the manual chokes (enrichment devices 
> actually) with which we are all familiar.  On my TR8, as was typical 
> with most carbed carbs with automatic chokes) it either ran too rich 
> or too lean under certain circumstances.  I remember once I played 
> heck trying to start the car after a snow storm in Lymon, CO.  But it 
> usually worked OK otherwise.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com>
> To: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Jun 22, 2021 4:07 pm
> Subject: [TR] Do some cars with ZS carbs have automatic chokes?
>
> If so, do they work well?
>
> Sujit
>
> -- 
> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
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