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> 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
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