wilson@potassium.cchem.berkeley.edu (Michael A. Wilson) (02/12/90)
Hi everyone,
It must be moving towards spring. The scenario: a friend of a friend with
a '77 MGB which barely runs, original engine 73K, body is straight with NO rust,
not much by way of paint, either. He wanted $300; I nearly broke my arm going
for my wallet.
I did get it started. It's not burning oil, but its running rich.
Probably the carbuerator. Anyone prepared to provide a quick tutorial on
the Zenith-Stromberg (I can't remember the model number). In particular,
a while back someone told me that the electronic choke on these is a real
dog, and that you can buy a kit to convert it to manual ( hey---
just like my '64 Midget. Now THAT'S progress... A couple of cans of primer,
and this thing will look like a REAL car.) Anyone for or against such a
conversion?
Thanks,
Mike Wilsonphile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) (02/13/90)
> > > Hi everyone, > > It must be moving towards spring. The scenario: a friend of a friend with > a '77 MGB which barely runs, original engine 73K, body is straight with NO rust, > not much by way of paint, either. He wanted $300; I nearly broke my arm going > for my wallet. > > I did get it started. It's not burning oil, but its running rich. > Probably the carbuerator. Anyone prepared to provide a quick tutorial on > the Zenith-Stromberg (I can't remember the model number). In particular, > a while back someone told me that the electronic choke on these is a real > dog, and that you can buy a kit to convert it to manual ( hey--- > just like my '64 Midget. Now THAT'S progress... A couple of cans of primer, > and this thing will look like a REAL car.) Anyone for or against such a > conversion? > > Thanks, > Mike Wilson > Mike, I can't see any reason not to go to a manual choke. It has to be more usable and reliable than any automatic. The manual on my '66 Midget seems to be semi-automatic: it slowly creeps back in while you are driving a cold engine. Sometimes it creeps in faster than the engine warms, and I have to pull it back out. Does anyone know if this is normal? It isn't a problem, really, I never need the choke more than once a day as the car never sits anywhere undriven except in my garage. Car never cools down on an autocross day enoough to need a choke to start. BTW Mike, do you still have the '64 Midget? Tell me about it. Any one on the list can tell you that I am a Spridget junkie. What part of the country are you in? I am in the frozen northland, Saint Paul, Minnesota. phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-5324
jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (02/13/90)
>choke on '66 midget creeps in....
After pulling it out, give it a twist (not too hard) to the right. It should
lock into position. This is the reason for the non-spherical shaft of the
choke pull. (Maybe it's left, my sprites have been in storage too long.)
Randell