[FC] Hard starting

[N2VZD at aol.com]

i have found that if the fuel pump is good , and the choke is working  
correctly , the engine will start quickly even after setting all winter without  
running! this is on 2 vehicles that are ok ,(64 coupe and 63 rampy) and one  
stubborn one (64 greenbrier) with occasional sticky choke rod. the stubborn one  
will act like no spark (not a hint of firing!) until i get out and close the  
chokes by hand. if you unhook the choke rods and they spring away from the 
carbs  , they are bent. if you hold them close to the carb and they rub in the 
hole in  the head  as you move them up and down , you need to fix that .
someday i will fix that, at least i KNOW what is causing it. apparently the  
lower rod on the chokes are bent (both!) and rubbing ever so slightly.  you  
touch them , and they close nicely and run well for a long  time.             
tinker time.
regards, tim colson



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