<VV> choke or pull-off problem

[Dennis Dorogi]

"With the air  cleaners off ,
disconnect the clips and choke rods from the carburetors. See  that the
chokes just close fully when you pull up on the choke rods and the rods
just enter
the holes in the arms. Reconnect and check for non-binding movement.  Then
check the pull-offs for proper opening of the choke plates."
           I did as you suggested and found that I had to turn the choke
rods down two turns . There was no binding.  I believe when I put the car
away for the winter I messed with the choke rods and forgot about it.  I
never had the problem since I rebuilt the carbs some 20 years ago.  I
depressed the pedal once and it started and continued to run on fast idle
with no stalling.  I am certainly going to increase the unloader adjustment
to 1/2 inch as you suggested.  I guess I was the cause of the problem.  I
should have known to check this.  Gets harder to remember things as every
year goes by.  Thanks for your help.    Dennis Dorogi
---- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
To: <dfamily at fairpoint.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> choke or pull-off problem


>
> In a message dated 6/5/2007 11:48:39 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> dfamily at fairpoint.net writes:
>
> My questions are:  Do I have the chokes adjusted improperly or is it a
choke
> pull off problem?  Choke pull-offs are new and working.  What  is a good
> setting for the choke unloader adjustment?  The recommended  setting
doesn't seem
> to open the chokes enough for an easy restart after being  flooded.
Thank
> you for your help. Dennis  Dorogi
>
>
>
> Hi Dennis,
> It's had to diagnose via the internet.....It sounds like your choke
> adjustment. But I suggest that you do some diagnosis to be sure.  First
would be to
> check the choke adjustments and freedom of motion. With the air  cleaners
off ,
> disconnect the clips and choke rods from the carburetors. See  that the
> chokes just close fully when you pull up on the choke rods and the rods
just enter
> the holes in the arms. Reconnect and check for non-binding movement.  Then
> check the pull-offs for proper opening of the choke plates. This is
involved,
> so follow the shop manual for this step. Then check the unloader  opening
of
> the choke. This can be increased to about 1/2 inch. You can easily  check
that
> the fast idle cams are being set visually or by usually by listening  for
the
> click.
> Finally, next time you want to start the engine, remove the carb covers
> first and see what the fuel level is in the bowl. You may have levels that
are
> too low due to evap or leaks or float settings. level should be about 0.7
inch
> from the top of the bowl.
>
> HTH
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
>
>
>
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