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Re: headers and starting problems

To: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>, spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: headers and starting problems
From: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 12:37:09 +0000
Dear Nikolai,
The only time I have heard of this sort of problem it was eventually
traced to a hairline crack in the manifold which closed or opened
depending upon the temperature...
As far as I remember it took some time to discover this...
Cheers
Tim
nikolai jaremka wrote:

> this question goes out to those that have a header and a single
> stromberg carb:
>
> do you experience rough cold starting?  i am having a problem that i
> hope to fix before the really nice weather comes.  i have a header, a
> single stromberg carb, and a stock muffler for a '72.  when i start
> the car cold, it won't run smooth untill the header gets warm or hot.
> because of this, i sometimes have to let the car warm up for 15-20
> minutes at times.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> thanks
>
> =====
> nikolai jaremka
> 72 spitfire mkIV
> east aurora, new york
>
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