Thanks, John. I'll be checking tomorrow to see that the jets come all the
way down. That could very well be the problem.
Sumner
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> From: R. John Lye <rjl6n@virginia.edu>
> To: sweisman@gis.net
> Subject: Re: Fw: Difficult Starting
> Date: Saturday, May 23, 1998 9:38 AM
>
> Hi Sumner,
> You said:
>
> >First, what I meant about wishing the TR-3 having a real choke was that
> >most cars have a 'butterfly" that literally "chokes" off some of the air
at
> >the mouth of the carb, giving a richer mixture. Correct me if I'm wrong
> >but as far as I can see, all this one does is give it more gas.
>
> No, the TR-3 choke pulls the jet down which gives you a richer
> mixture - or this is what its supposed to do. The SU choke is
> actually a better way to do it, in my opinion since you get the
> richer mixture but can still pull air through the carb. Maybe
> your linkage is misadjusted, and the choke isn't richening the
> mixture.
>
> good luck,
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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