The BJ8s may have had a hole to secure the choke cable in the dash or the
center console, but the earlier cars didn't. The choke cable on the earlier
cars was secured to a bracket on one of the dash supports under the dash.
Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> From: healeyguy@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:30:22 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Automatic Choke
>
> Charlie
> Thermo choke introduced in July 1959 at BT7 2194. Manual choke reintroduced
in
> Nov 1959 at 6369 with all cars having them at 6395. Sounds like your car
> should have had the thermo choke.
> Aloha
> Perry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie Schott <schottc@knology.net>
> To: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>; healeyguy <healeyguy@aol.com>
> Cc: Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 6:08 pm
> Subject: Re: Automatic Choke
>
>
>
> I've read where my BT7 may have originally been equipped with an automatic
> hoke. Since I recently purchased it completely disassembled, I don't know
> ow it was. There was a hole in the dash for the choke cable, but it was
> obbled out and not in the correct location (although close). I had it
> elded up but before I drill one in the correct location, I thought that I
> etter check. Is there a way of knowing by looking at the carburetors? If
> omeone changed it to a cable, maybe that evidence is gone. Or am I better
> ff to just go with the cable for the reliability? By the way, it is a 1960
> nd the VIN is HBT7L04455. Thanks.
> Regards,
> Charlie Schott
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