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DougVieyra · 12-11-2016, 02:52 AM

There has been a Stromberg 97 carburetor on my '31 Dlx Coupe since it was restored about 2006. It has never had (or needed) a choke cable to initiate a start up. Recently however, the carb. no longer starts without some manual choking, and with some effort to get it to start. Additionally, sometimes I have to use a 'starter fluid' to get it to start.

So that begs me to ask the question: Of those of you who use a Stromberg 97, how many have a manual cable (or other) choke set-up to initiate engine firing?

And of those of you who do have a Choke set-up, what do you have and how is it set up?

12-11-2016, 02:52 AM	#1
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,733	Stromberg 97 Carb. - does it need a choke cable? There has been a Stromberg 97 carburetor on my '31 Dlx Coupe since it was restored about 2006. It has never had (or needed) a choke cable to initiate a start up. Recently however, the carb. no longer starts without some manual choking, and with some effort to get it to start. Additionally, sometimes I have to use a 'starter fluid' to get it to start. So that begs me to ask the question: Of those of you who use a Stromberg 97, how many have a manual cable (or other) choke set-up to initiate engine firing? And of those of you who do have a Choke set-up, what do you have and how is it set up?