place a soda can sheet metal piece to isolate the water choke from the carb.
(my mechanic charged me $100 for this tidbit) and you won't flood. I had the
identical problem.
Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Neil McAllister
Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 12:52 AM
To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Frustrations with water choke!
Hi all,
All ideas/ thoughts welcome.
Previous condition:
Spitfire (1980 1500) ran - poorly when cold, poor gas milage when warm -
water
choke was missing water hoses and other misc. parts.
Interim condition: Fitted manual choke from older Stromberg and new choke
cable
- car barely ran. Decided to try water choke again.
Current condition: Replaced all missing parts on water choke ( hoses,
gaskets,
heat insulator, correct bolts and washer. Car started, ran rough for
several
minutes and then stalled. Would not re-start, but would only fire. Car is
flooding - plugs are fouled when pulled. Frustrating!! - all thoughts
welcome.
Thanks,
Neil
1980 Spitfire 1500 (Emma Peel)
Neil R. McAllister
Acting Adult Services Librarian
Fraser Valley Regional Library
Chilliwack Public Library
45860 1st Avenue
Chilliwack, B.C., Canada
Telephone: (604) 792-1941
E-mail: neil.mcallister@fvrl.bc.ca
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