Brad,
The GT's choke should pull out about as far as your TF's choke does.
Assuming that it is set up right (sounds as though it's not) it may pull
out farther if you step on the gas at the same time you pull the choke.
Setting up the choke is similar on both cars, but different enough so
that you will need to refer to the WS manual to do it. That's the easy
part. The hard part is figuring out what to do with a tank of stale fuel.
Bob
On Mon, 04 Oct 1999 22:40:25 -0700 barivera@uswest.net writes:
>Hello MG List!
>I've been enjoying and learning from your posts for about a
>month and this is my first...
>
>Yesterday I was helping my Mother. Her '71 BGT has only
>been started once in the past seven to nine years. That once
>was last week. I'm guessing bad/old fuel (Please note I'm
>not brash enough to say 'petrol' or stupid enough to say
>'gasoline.') Anyhow, while I was tinkering, I noticed that
>the manual choke would only pull out about three-quarters of
>an inch.
>
>Is that normal?
>
>My Mom said it used to come out further until a bad mechanic
>tinkered with it. However, I have my doubts. This car is so
>modern and precise, I can see the short pull being correct.
>
>It's not life or death -I'm able to push it (Manually)
>around until it starts. Could someone enlighten me?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brad Rivera
>Spokane, WA. USA
>'55 MG TF-1500
>'85 TLC FJ-60
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