Yea, I do mean the Oldsmobile factory. It seems that this conversion was at
some time widely available, that is always nice because it means that it may
still be out there somewhere.
James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hunt (T)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; "v8" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>;
"buick" <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Manual choke conversion
> I presume you mean the Oldsmobile factory, the MG factory V8s used twin
SUs
> with manual choke anyway.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
> To: "v8" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>; "buick" <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:23 AM
> Subject: Manual choke conversion
>
>
> > Is anyone aware of a manual choke conversion for the stock 2bbl
Rochester
> > carb that was fitted to the Oldsmobile motors from the factory? The
carb
> > had a heat pipe takeoff that was piped into the exhaust manifold. My
> > headers don't have such a provision and I don't want to add one since
they
> > are ceramic coated; because of this the choke does not work effectively
> > because I can't get hot enough air into that heat pipe.
> >
> > I have a choke cable in the car already from my 4bbl carb but I don't
> really
> > feel like fabricating a manual choke conversion if I can avoid it.
> >
> > James Nazarian
> > 71 MGB Tourer
> > 71 MGBGT V8
> > 85 Dodge Ram
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