my choke is manual, and when its on or off, we had no change in overall
performance.
Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> > here's the scoop,
> > 1980 Tr7, cv, 2litre,
> > twin strombergs,
> >
> > PROBLEM: during the first while(warmup and beyond) the car has little
> > power, especially when starting from a dead stop, rev up to 3k, let out
> > the clutch(4speed, not 5 like it should have) and it bogs down to 600
> > rpm and crawls allong till the rpms get up and a little power return
> >
> > ANYBODY SEE ANY MAJOR(or minor) FLAWS in whats happening here?
>
> Is your choke assembly working properly?
>
> For what it's worth, this is exactly what happens in my car when
> I don't choke it properly. I'm not as familiar with TR7s as the older
> TRs, but if it has an automatic choke check if it is working
> properly.
>
> The choke problem is fairly painful to me actually. I park my
> cars at the bottom of a spiral parking garage. So when the car is
> warming up, the first thing it has to do is climb 3 steep ramps. If
> I don't choke properly, it can get very painful because I lose
> power right when I need a whole lot of it.
>
> Choking properly to me seems to work best with full choke to
> start and quarter choke for a few miles, then release. YMMV. If
> I don't choke it, I get your symptoms. If I leave it on full choke
> too long, it fouls plugs.
>
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> Trevor Boicey 1992 Celica GT (95% of the driving I do)
> Computer Engineer 1975 MG Midget (95% of the repairs I do)
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