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Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:47 pm
by DelMonte
Couldn't quite work out what this is for. A cable from a lever under the carb goes into this, sounds like a rack and gear wheel inside with an electric cable coming out.

Any ideas?

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:53 pm
by DB RX63
Automatic choke ?

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:54 pm
by ian65
it's the hot start assist

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:55 pm
by Lucky
Isn't that the warm-start throttle-blipping robot 8-) ? Y'know, gives the throttle a little brummm when you start the car after it's been running up to temp then turned off and on again.

At first I thought it was a specially trained little pixie who ran out and tugged the throttle cable, but rather disappointingly it's this little widget, I think


EDIT: or maybe what Ian said, he's better with being accurate than wot I is :lol:

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:56 pm
by DelMonte
If it is, I don't think it's working. Thought it maybe something like that or linked to the auto box to stop it stalling /cutting out.

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:57 pm
by DB RX63
Ah, so that's it then, definitely a widget.........!

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:00 pm
by DelMonte
Wow some quick responses.

So cold or warm start assist? Any way to check it's working?

Do-hicky type widget thing with pixies inside running on fairy dust.

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:03 pm
by ian65
sorry, the hot start assist, not the cold.... there's a relay for it on the inner wing behind it.... make sure the contacts are good and clean.... again, part of the over complication of the nikki carb.... i just chucked mine away when I turbo'd it and took the Nikki off

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:07 pm
by DelMonte
Thanks once again :-)

I still like the idea of a proper name for it. Warm start assist doesn't quite do it (albeit quite descriptive) .

Re: Guess the do-hicky

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:20 pm
by Lucky
ian65 wrote:sorry, the hot start assist, not the cold.
YESSSS! :lol: I got something right! I got something right! :D This is the proudest day of my young life *sob* :lol: