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Old 06-23-2021, 07:46 PM   #199
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Re: Hard Starting Hot

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Originally Posted by body bolt View Post
At 75F the choke on my '71 is wide open and I can start it without doing anything but turning the key. That's how it should work.
I absolutely agree! I think that the whistling issue is a vacuum leak and is giving him grief with the A/F mixture.

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Originally Posted by Carl Spangler View Post
A pair of pipe pliers is what I use to bend the choke rod.
Yup, just smash the bend a little flatter. I've done that probably a hundred times, as a mechanic.
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