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Re: [Healeys] Thermo start carbs

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Thermo start carbs
From: Charles Schott via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 20:00:21 -0400 (EDT)
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My BT7 had a thermo carb but I put a chole cable and knob on the dash and c=
onnected it to an on/off switch under the left fender that feeds 12 volts t=
o the solenoid of the third carb. Works great, the car always starts on the=
 first crank.=20

Regards,=20

Charlie=20

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Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 6:10:43 PM=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Thermo start carbs=20

My BT7 originally had the thermo carb and was retrofitted with a manual cho=
ke before I got it. When I was restoring it, I asked Joe Curto about conver=
ting back to the original setup - he said don=E2=80=99t bother. So I didn=
=E2=80=99t.=20




On Apr 4, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Henry G Leach via Healeys < healeys@autox.team.=
net > wrote:=20

With all the discussion on the thermo start feature, I found this interesti=
ng 3 pg. passage in the Austin Service Journal from Sept 9, 1959 to Dec 9, =
1959...didn't last long.=20



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Here also is the correct procedure to eliminate one, if you have finally ha=
d enough fun with it. Hank=20
<Thermo 1.jpg> <Thermo 2.jpg> <Thermo 3.jpg> ______________________________=
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rif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>My BT7 had a thermo carb but I p=
ut a chole cable and knob on the dash and connected it to an on/off switch =
under the left fender that feeds 12 volts to the solenoid of the third carb=
. Works great, the car always starts on the first crank.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Charlie</div><div><br></div><hr id=
=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;te=
xt-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" =
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t-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12p=
t;"><b>From: </b>"Team.net" &lt;lawrence.swift@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>To: </b>=
gradea1@charter.net<br><b>Cc: </b>"Ahealey help" &lt;healeys@autox.team.net=
&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, April 4, 2021 6:10:43 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re=
: [Healeys] Thermo start carbs<br><div><br></div>My BT7 originally had the =
thermo carb and was retrofitted with a manual choke before I got it. &nbsp;=
When I was restoring it, I asked Joe Curto about converting &nbsp;back to t=
he original setup - he said don=E2=80=99t bother. &nbsp;So I didn=E2=80=99t=
.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote class=3D""><div class=3D"">=
On Apr 4, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Henry G Leach via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:healeys@autox.team.net" class=3D"" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mail=
to:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br c=
lass=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">With all=
 the discussion on the thermo start feature, I found this interesting 3 pg.=
 passage in the Austin Service Journal from Sept 9, 1959 to Dec 9, 1959...d=
idn't last long.<br class=3D""><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"><br></div=
><p class=3D"">-----------------------------------------</p><div class=3D""=
><div class=3D"">Here also is the correct procedure to eliminate one, if yo=
u have finally had enough fun with it. Hank</div></div></div><span id=3D"ci=
d:1A5697D7-FAF9-47EE-9A14-D9C730CE0175">&lt;Thermo 1.jpg&gt;</span><span id=
=3D"cid:216D0A70-C161-4807-919A-806AAF0990F1">&lt;Thermo 2.jpg&gt;</span><s=
pan id=3D"cid:B0B61255-0CED-4AF7-9E4C-F6599F975B27">&lt;Thermo 3.jpg&gt;</s=
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