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Old 11-02-2010, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by exwestracer View Post
Those aren't choke plates , and they have nothing to do with engine temperature. Those are secondary air valves. They are forced open by airflow through the secondaries when the throttle is WFO. Otherwise, they should be completely shut. You will notice a bar running between the two plates. This is attached to a set of metering rods in the secondary jets, which control fuel flow in direct proportion to airflow.
thanks to fill my lack of knowledge about those carbs.....

How is it possible to check if they work? it seems that the car doesn't pull as i kick down or open wide.
I don't want to drive it without the front hood and air filter to see it in "live"

David
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