Fw: [ROVERNET - UK] Eimination of the AED on a P6B ??

[phing]

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From: "phing" <phing at videotron.ca>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Eimination of the AED on a P6B ??


> Hi all
> Thanks for the advice,next question . Does any one have a spare set of choke assemblies , and cable  etc lurking around in their 
> basement ?? I can offer them[ ie the parts ]  a good home and TLC.
> Cheers
> Patrick
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton" <smokeandsteam at gmail.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Eimination of the AED on a P6B ??
> 
> 
>> It's perfectly possibly to set the SUs up with the choke lever system
>> from a home market car and it has the benefit that it looks "factory".
>> This couples the two carbs so that one cable operates both jet
>> mechanisms
>>
>> Alternatively there are manual conversions for the AED, but I'm not
>> sure that this would be an ideal solution as the AED is a notoriously
>> finicky bit of kit.
>>
>> Another issue is mounting the pull knob in the cabin - cars without
>> the AED have a pair of knobs in the centre console one; for the  fuel
>> reserve tap and one for the choke. The Federal 3500S had the knob for
>> the reserve tap relocated to make room for the window switches and no
>> choke.
>>
>> If you can find a choke knob from a 2000TC or SC  then it looks right
>> at home mounted in the fascia rail alongside the steering column -
>> aftermarket knobs and later BL stuff just look like a bodge job; they
>> just don't look like they belong.
>>
>> Aidrian
>>
>>
>> On 11/19/07, Slatskars <slatskars at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> SU's are great carb's. Very simple and straight forward once properly setup.
>>> I would stick with them. A manual choke is relatively simple. You basically
>>> just want to pull down on the jet assembly, pulling it away from the needles
>>> to enrich them.
>>>
>>
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