Date   : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:47:27 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

On 21/11/2010 14:08, Adam Sampson wrote:

> Not necessarily: my MkII Golf has an automatic choke, but the control
> system for it (and the ignition timing) is mechanical,

My bad. I thought that was a small-scale thing for "posh" cars.


> through a multi-stage sequence as the engine warms up using
> temperature-sensitive and time-delay valves driven by the engine vacuum.

Better than the flap on the mower, no spin = no fan = choke. Engine spin 
= fan = flap pushed away = no choke.
Mmmmm.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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