Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/12/9 19:28:04

Don - If I can find an automatic choke I will definitely put it in. The problem will be finding one. If there is any vacuum to the choke housing, it certainly won't be doing anything for me at this point since there it is definitely not sealed. The manual choke works for now, but I'd love to have it be original and just work by itself.

David - I replaced the Daytona needle and seat with the more original type supplied in the rebuild kit. I followed their guide for float level measurements. Good idea using a drill bit! Should've thought of that. I did make sure to bend the arm of the float without putting any pressure on the joint between float and arm.

The little piston you are talking about was still in my choke housing. I cleaned it up and put it back in. I believe there is supposed to be an arm from the choke shaft reaching down to it, but I'm pretty sure I don't have that. The rebuild kit (and Motors manual) didn't go into detail on the choke, so I'm not totally sure what the original setup looks like inside. Also not sure exactly how it all works. I understand the functions of the carb a little better now, but the automatic choke is still a mystery.

-Kevin