Re: hard to start 34 1103

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/10/12 7:10:40

....pushing the choke lever up to half way on the column

Hi Terry, probably not part of your problem but the lever on the column is the throttle, not the choke. The choke is an automatic unit, a Stromberg Model C, mounted on the intake manifold and there are no manual controls for it's function. I normally stroke the accelerator once before starting but do not try to start with the throttle valves held part way open.

You might want to check out the function of the automatic choke, I can forward some test procedures and proper adjustment but you can do a quickie test and see if the choke valve is closed when the engine is cold, open when it's hot and running, and pulls partially closed when hot and cranking on the starter.

Yes, those NorthEast points are pretty hard to find these days, but the tungsten pads on them are so thick that they can be dressed with a point file many times - you might want to just pass a file thru them and regap them just as a matter of course.