Yup.
Harlan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Re; Cold weather starting
>One more "For Pete's Sake" and I'm done for 1998, I
promise.................
>
>WHY, oh why do so many of you keep referring to starting procedures that
>either call for "giving the pedal a few pumps" or (in another post)
>"DO NOT PUMP THE PEDAL"? It takes but a moment to look at the SU carburetor
>design, or the Zenith Stromberg design, and see that THERE IS NO
ACCELERATOR
>PUMP on either of these carbs!
>
>Any "pumping of the pedal" is doing nothing but exercise your ankle and
>shorten the life of the cable and associated pivot mechanisms!
>
>And, Yes, I know, Webers do have accelerator pumps, but I get the feeling
>that the misunderstanding lies mostly with people whose cars still have
>their original carburetors.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 2:39 PM
>Subject: Fw: Re; Cold weather starting
>
>
>>Thanks to everyone for all of the input on starting in below freezing
>>weather. It's obvious to me that I was doing it all wrong. Usually I pull
>>the choke out, crank it while giving the pedal a few pumps and Vroom. I'll
>>try it again tomorrow -- correctly this time, and see what happens.
>>It could be that my choke is less than optimum, and my valves probably
need
>>adjusting. The plugs, points and condensor are all new though.
>>Dan
>>73 B
>>
>>
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