12/7/03
Jim et al,
I do not remember any such kit ever being available. I might be
wrong. Have you tried to find out if there is any electrical heating coil
conversion which would work with the stock bi-metal coil which controls the
choke?
Regards,
Dave Kernberger
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>Yea, I do mean the Oldsmobile factory. It seems that this conversion was at
>some time widely available, that is always nice because it means that it may
>still be out there somewhere.
>
>James Nazarian
>71 MGB Tourer
>71 MGBGT V8
>85 Dodge Ram
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Hunt (T)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
>To: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; "v8" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>;
>"buick" <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 10:20 AM
>Subject: Re: Manual choke conversion
>
>
>> I presume you mean the Oldsmobile factory, the MG factory V8s used twin
>SUs
>> with manual choke anyway.
>>
>> PaulH.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
>> To: "v8" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>; "buick" <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:23 AM
>> Subject: Manual choke conversion
>>
>>
>> > Is anyone aware of a manual choke conversion for the stock 2bbl
>Rochester
>> > carb that was fitted to the Oldsmobile motors from the factory? The
>carb
>> > had a heat pipe takeoff that was piped into the exhaust manifold. My
>> > headers don't have such a provision and I don't want to add one since
>they
>> > are ceramic coated; because of this the choke does not work effectively
>> > because I can't get hot enough air into that heat pipe.
>> >
>> > I have a choke cable in the car already from my 4bbl carb but I don't
>> really
>> > feel like fabricating a manual choke conversion if I can avoid it.
>> >
>> > James Nazarian
>> > 71 MGB Tourer
>> > 71 MGBGT V8
>> > 85 Dodge Ram
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