Re: [Healeys] Choke question

[richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>]

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I've had good luck doing as Michael suggests using masking tape and a
cut-off wheel.  I always make sure the rotation of the cutting wheel is in
the same direction as the winding of the wire. I also use my thinnest
cut-off wheel.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:39 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wrap the area where you want to cut tightly with a couple of layers of
> masking tape then cut it slowy either with a cut off wheel or on the corner
> of the wheel on a bench grinder.
> Remember measure twice cut once.
>
> M
>
> On Sat., Jan. 9, 2021, 9:56 a.m. Leonard Berkowitz, <
> DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have just reinstalled the carburetors on my BJ7 after replacing the jet
>> assemblies on both. I purchased new scuttle to carburetor choke lines.
>> Which installed fairly easily. Only problem is that both are considerably
>> longer than they need to be. That didn't present a problem for the rear
>> carb but the choke wire on the front was hitting the horn and this
>> interfered with the operation of the choke.  I tried to cut the wire and it
>> just unraveled and became unusable. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to
>> shorten the wire before or after it is installed.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve had good luck doing as Michael suggests using mas=
king tape and a cut-off wheel.=C2=A0 I always make sure the rotation of the=
 cutting wheel is in the same direction as the winding of the wire. I also =
use my thinnest cut-off wheel. <br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:39 AM Michael S=
alter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";>michaelsalter@gmail.co=
m</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
><div dir=3D"auto">Wrap the area where you want to cut tightly with a coupl=
e of layers of masking tape then cut it slowy either with a cut off wheel o=
r on the corner of the wheel on a bench grinder.<div dir=3D"auto">Remember =
measure twice cut once.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Sat., Jan. 9, 2021, 9:56 a.m. Leonard Berkowitz, &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px=
 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">




<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
I have just reinstalled the carburetors on my BJ7 after replacing the jet a=
ssemblies on both. I purchased new scuttle to carburetor choke lines. Which=
 installed fairly easily. Only problem is that both are considerably longer=
 than they need to be. That didn&#39;t
 present a problem for the rear carb but the choke wire on the front was hi=
tting the horn and this interfered with the operation of the choke.=C2=A0 I=
 tried to cut the wire and it just unraveled and became unusable. Does anyo=
ne have a suggestion on how to shorten
 the wire before or after it is installed. =C2=A0</div>
</div>

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