Choke Control Travel

[Series1 Stu]

Hi

I am in the process of installing the driver's instrument panel in my 3.8 FHC and have come to fit the choke cable.

I have measured the cable travel produced by moving the choke control throughout its full travel at around 1¼" (32mm). At the same time, I have measured the movement of the choke lever on the centre carb (where the cable inner connects) to be around 5/8" (16mm). Pretty much a 2:1 ratio.

I get the feeling that I have missed something somewhere (or something is missing) because the dash control is not going to go full travel under these conditions.

Picture of cable attachment point below:



All words of wisdom gratefully received.

Regards

[christopher storey]

Stuart : as far as I remember , the choke mechanism is designed to be a two stage operation . The first half of the lever travel opens the throttles slightly, and only having passed that point does the cable begin to operate the mixture controls

[Series1 Stu]

Thanks, you are of course correct.

I must have had a mental aberration. I've just gone up to the garage and re-checked and realised that I was reluctant to "force" the mixture controls open. Now that I've done this I realise that we get the second half of the travel.

Thanks again, Christopher.

Regards