Ray.
Any ideas? The choke shuts itself under the pressure of the springs on the choke levers as soon as I let go of the handle...
Do people take one or both of the springs off??
Should I not do this for some reason?
Has anybody else had this problem?
Ta.
Ed.
I may be being a bit dim, but surely the springs should be to pull the choke open, not closed. Usually you pull the choke on against the pressure of
the springs, are you sure that its assembled correctly?? If I have it arse about face, its because ive been drinking red wine, so, hic! to one and
all. Ray.
I never found the need to use chokes on DCOEs.
Are we talking about the same thing?
They do shut themselves, you need one of the twist locking cables if you want to leave them open.
However, mine arent connected and I suggest this:
Let the fuel pressure build up. Pump 4 times on accelerator. Start.
Works every time, just need to feather the throttle a bit until its warmed up.
David
[Edited on 22/2/07 by flak monkey]
i agree with flak monkey but i only pump the accelerator a couple of times
Never need a choke on my ida'd mini, I just pumped the pedal once or twice and just rest my foot on the accelerator for the first few mins of driving. If you find you do want/need one, you could try a cable off a mini, they have the twist thingy Flak mentions. It's what I have on the Indy, and it works just fine.
I was planning on using the bonnet release lever under the steering cowl for the choke, but never bothered in the end as people have said all you need to do is pump the throttle a couple of times to get some fuel in there, then keep feathering the throttle to keep it going, only need to do it for a minute to get it going.
As far as i know there electronic by a solinoid so check if there is 12 V.
If it warmed by engine heat maybe, the thermostatic part is stuck or broken.
I prefer to have a choke, maybe you could covert it to hand?
Or better convert to injection.
Grtz
sorry I read DOHC, so above is for the 2 barrel FORD DOHC 
[Edited on 23/2/07 by t.j.]