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Advice needed - is it possible to... tach & choke?

RickB

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Ok - Frank has the Nissan power train & the Lucas electrical.

I'm stuck with this Hitachi carb until I find a way to replace it.

The carb has an electric choke that doesn't work well, I'd like to replace it with a manual choke. I can get a choke cable easily enough, but how do I hook it up? I know this isn't specifically a Midget question, but it's in my Midget and I want to get it working better while I search for the right replacement.

Next, I have a good tach in the dash but it's apparently not connected. How should it connect? There's some kind of electronic distributor and what appears to be a standard kind of coil in the car.

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If it is just a temp fix, there is a manual choke conversion kit available in the "HELP!" section of most big parts retailers (Autozone, Advance, etc.). It should fit up with maybe a little modificaiton. It's a pretty flimsy set up though, and I would not expect it to be a good long-term solution.

I hate to be a negative Nelly, but my experience with those Hitachi carbs is that once you disrupt the very complicated vaccuum circuitry, it is nearly impossible to get them to run right.
 
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Re: Advice needed - is it possible to... tach & ch

Thanks Morris, it runs like crap when cold & pretty good when warmed up. Thus I was thinking of just ripping off all the choke related stuff & putting on a manual choke.
 

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Re: Advice needed - is it possible to... tach & ch

Everyone who runs the craptacular Zenith 150CD / water carb is feeling your pain, Rick. I certainly understand the appeal of the idea of a mechanical choke. I had to change to a Weber to get one...

-Duncan
 
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Re: Advice needed - is it possible to... tach & ch

tosoutherncars said:
Everyone who runs the craptacular Zenith 150CD / water carb is feeling your pain, Rick. I certainly understand the appeal of the idea of a mechanical choke. I had to change to a Weber to get one...

-Duncan

Yeah - maybe that's what I will have to do if I can't find a manifold & twin SU setup at a price I can afford.
 
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