Pete Bieling wrote:
> My question concerns the choke cable. After you pull the cable out
> is it supposed to slowly return to the off position or stay where you
> put it.
Pete,
The answer to your question is like so many others associated with Triumphs -
and this is, "it
depends."
My own view is that as far back as the TR3 the choke cable was of the RGHI
(requires gentle human
intervention) type. However, history has proved conclusively that RGHI chokes
soon reverted to
SBASAYPIO condition (shoot back as soon as you pull it out) - especially if the
choke pull-off
springs were too strong.
Of course, in the decades that have passed since your car's build, it may have
been modified by a PO
to the more 'respected' specification of PATTL (pull and twist to lock) PATTL
chokes were endemic to
the British motor industry in the 60's and 70's and for the most part soon
became FJOW (failure just
outside warranty) by which time there was little to choose between RGHI and
SBASAYPIO types.
If you are a purist and strive for *originality* an RGHI pattern is the one to
go for but I would
recommend you upgrade it by adding a CPOAPOS conversion (clothes peg on a piece
of string) to give
it the genuine 'period' look. Sure, it'll upset the Concours Judges, but in my
experience on the UK
side of the pond, they're mostly some damned obsessive that they judge all cars
without paying any
heed at all to the original manufacturer's TIACAWCDI (this is as cheap as we
can do it) build
policy.
So, the bottom line? I'd go for an RGHI choke and a CPOAPOS conversion - and
leave it at that :)
Jonmac
PS The Triumph Trans-AmeriCa Stag will next year complete its marathon journey
with a CPOAPOS choke
set up. So much more in keeping with the car than furry dice swinging from the
rear view mirror and
nodding dogs in the back window.
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