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Mail From: psawyer (Dr. Paul R. Sawyer)

Hi all--

I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always wanted
one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)

Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't broke,
don't fix it?

Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .

--Paul

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Mail From: rpprince (Paul Prince)

One reason...it adds cool factor :-) since high performance cars had manual
chokes in the 60's

Paul (Ilderton, Ontario)
1965 Mustang 2+2
1989 Mustang GT Convertible
1989 Mustang 5.0 LX Coupe

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Subject: [CM] Pros of Manual Choke in Non-K 66?


Hi all--

I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always wanted
one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)

Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't broke,
don't fix it?

Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .

--Paul

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Mail From: rpprince (Paul Prince)

One reason...it adds cool factor :-) since high performance cars had manual
chokes in the 60's

Paul (Ilderton, Ontario)
1965 Mustang 2+2
1989 Mustang GT Convertible
1989 Mustang 5.0 LX Coupe

-----Original Message-----
From: (email redacted)
[mailtoemail redacted)]On Behalf Of Dr.
Paul R. Sawyer
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:17 AM
To: A list for owners of Classic Mustangs
Subject: [CM] Pros of Manual Choke in Non-K 66?


Hi all--

I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always wanted
one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)

Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't broke,
don't fix it?

Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .

--Paul

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Mail From: 3dskeels (Darrell)

I know this is off-topic, so I beg for your ultimate forgiveness...
How old is your son? We're expecting a baby due March 6-12. Maybe Mustangs
& newborns can co-exist?

Thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Paul R. Sawyer" <(email redacted)>
To: "A list for owners of Classic Mustangs"
<(email redacted)>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: [CM] Pros of Manual Choke in Non-K 66?


> Hi all--
>
> I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
> feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
> late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always wanted
> one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
> reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)
>
> Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't broke,
> don't fix it?
>
> Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .
>
> --Paul
>
> _______________________________________________
> Classic-mustangs mailing list
> (email redacted)
> lists.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo.cgi/classic-mustangs

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Mail From: perri (Tony Perri)

Paul,
Having had both (on multiple cars), I vote for a working auto choke.
Why ?
- cleaner dash -- the less hanging things the better (my opinion)
- one less thing to worry about while driving
- once warmed up, they both perform the same (no performance
improvement)
- no cable to worry about, lubricate, adjust.

This is from someone who put a 5spd and manual steering in their car.

If you are having trouble and don't want to deal with it or are fed
up with
an auto choke; I can understand wanting to go the easy route to get
it right.

I can tell you from my experience, the $10 add-ins need to be
lubricated a
lot more often than I would like (every few months). You need to get
them
through the firewall, and some how over to the passenger side.

If I were to add one, I'd try to get the factory (K code) setup. That
should
at least work (and look?) better.

Good luck,

Tony Perri
-- 67 Fastback
-- 73 Coupe

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:17:06 CST "Dr. Paul R. Sawyer" wrote:
>Hi all--
>
>I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
>feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
>late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always
wanted
>one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
>reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)
>
>Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't
broke,
>don't fix it?
>
>Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .
>
>--Paul

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Mail From: psawyer (Dr. Paul R. Sawyer)

D--

They certainly can! Adam is 11 months old and has been riding in the
66 GT Coupe since he was home. I bought a pair of seat belts and added
them to the inside hookups in the back seat, giving me a seat belt in
the middle. That is where his seat is. He likes to ride in it--the
low drone of the duals helps lull him to sleep, but not as good as the
drone of my wife's VW Jetta Diesel! We've got AC, disk brakes up
front, and such so it isn't as harsh a car as a K code fastback, for
instance. I have a acquaintance that piles his car into his 68 Shelby
and off they go.

I've found that your time will be severely cut back to play with your
car, as will your expendable income, but there is no reason that the
two can't co-exist! I grew up working on cars with my father and I"d
like Adam to do the same. (Secret nightmare: "Dad! Look at the cool
neon I put on my Honda CIVIC! It pulses with the music!"

8)

In fact, the first person I told was a guy I had never met at a Mustang
show. (He had the seat belt setup and I quizzed him on it. He asked
if we had a child and I said, not yet. Whoops. My wife still kids me
about that one.)

So, in a nutshell, expect to do nothing on the car for at least 3
months while everybody gets used to everybody else, and you adjust your
sleep schedule. Then, when it is nice a warm, take the little one for
a spin and see how many comments you get NOW--both baby and car.

Remember, the Mustang was originally developed for new families. . . .

Let me know if I can be of any further help. Keep the faith!

--Paul


On Monday, January 19, 2004, at 09:51 AM, Darrell wrote:

> I know this is off-topic, so I beg for your ultimate forgiveness...
> How old is your son? We're expecting a baby due March 6-12. Maybe
> Mustangs
> & newborns can co-exist?
>
> Thanks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Paul R. Sawyer" <(email redacted)>
> To: "A list for owners of Classic Mustangs"
> <(email redacted)>
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:17 PM
> Subject: [CM] Pros of Manual Choke in Non-K 66?
>
>
>> Hi all--
>>
>> I'm sitting here, killing time until my son wakes up for the next
>> feeding, and I was thinking about manual chokes on carbs--ok, it IS
>> late. Anyway,I had one on my old MG and loved it. I've always wanted
>> one on my 4-V 66 GT (non-k code) but have never really had much of a
>> reason to try it. (I'm not running headers.)
>>
>> Anything better about a manual over and auto choke? If it ain't
>> broke,
>> don't fix it?
>>
>> Off to mix the formula! Have a good night. . . .
>>
>> --Paul
>>
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Mail From: psawyer (Dr. Paul R. Sawyer)


On Monday, January 19, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Dr. Paul R. Sawyer wrote:

> I have a acquaintance that piles his car into his 68 Shelby and off
> they go.
>
Whoops. Piles his FAMILY into his Shebly. Can't type today . . .

--P