Hi Reid,
Being a tad on the purist side, I really fought the good fight to return my
waterchoke to an operating component. I ordered almost all the new parts
available
for it, received lots of wonderful information and tips from many on this list
(Thanks again all!), and . . . went down in flames. I suspect the problem lies
in the cylinder assembly off to the side - the one they caution you about
disassembling,
and for which I couldn't locate parts anyway. The end result was instant
flooding.
One lister provided my ultimate solution, which was to cut a metal plate out
of pop can and place it between the choke and carb, shutting off the choke.
The result is a car that is a little harder to start, but not too bad, and
a water choke that looks completely stock from the outside (the hoses even heat
up and everything!) And, I hope the car may even do a bit better in emission
tests now.
Cheers,
Neil
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>Has anyone converted their auto-choke (hot water type) to manual that might
>be willing to sell me their old auto-choke parts? I need the heat mass,
>coil, housing, insulator, etc.
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>Thanks.
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>Reid
>'79 Spitfire
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