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by brendanmegarity
Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: excessive revs with choke out when starting
Replies: 8
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Re: excessive revs with choke out when starting

Welcome to the forum! The answer is - it's meant to rev up when the choke is pulled - and you can adjust this! Either don't pull the choke (it's not really a 'choke' on the SU carb - it's a mixture enrichment device!) out so far - or under the bonnet at the carb you will see a little screw that bea...
by brendanmegarity
Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:47 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: excessive revs with choke out when starting
Replies: 8
Views: 2520

excessive revs with choke out when starting

Hello to everyone out there, I've just joined the club. Of course I've a problem to start me off. When I recently tried to start my van with the choke out the revs went sky high, this happened with a couple of more attempts. I'm new to this classic car thing and know virtually nowt bout engines othe...