Can I use my hand to choke a carb; like when Homer Simpson has his hands around Bart's throat? Why you little....
Seriously though, I always thought of a choke as something built into the carb. Then I eventually came across a small 2-stroke where the choke was in the air filter housing. Just a plate that slides over to block the hole.
I never had a kit motor and after doing a little Googling I still couldn't see how most of these chinagirl motors are choked.
On the 2-stroke (weedeater) motors I've seen that have the choke in the air filter box, the choke plate is under the filter element, and covers the carb's air intake hole. But couldn't it be on the outside of the box?
All these air filter housings are just sealed boxes. Theres an intake hole or holes somewhere on the box and the air is forced to pass through the filter before going in the carb. Instead of using the choke lever to control the choke plate, what if you blocked the holes with your finger(s)?
When doing a DIY build with wacker motors, sometimes the choke lever is in an inconvenient place to operate while riding. On one carb, I cut off the end of the choke lever and modified it to be in a better position. Now I am thinking that I didn't have to do that. It would be much easier to leave the "factory" choke alone and make my own choke anywhere I want on the air filter box (or use my fingers - but that would be hard if you wanted to run "half-choke" for awhile).
Has anyone modded a choke on the outside of their filter box?
PS. If this topic belongs in DIY, please move it.
Seriously though, I always thought of a choke as something built into the carb. Then I eventually came across a small 2-stroke where the choke was in the air filter housing. Just a plate that slides over to block the hole.
I never had a kit motor and after doing a little Googling I still couldn't see how most of these chinagirl motors are choked.
On the 2-stroke (weedeater) motors I've seen that have the choke in the air filter box, the choke plate is under the filter element, and covers the carb's air intake hole. But couldn't it be on the outside of the box?
All these air filter housings are just sealed boxes. Theres an intake hole or holes somewhere on the box and the air is forced to pass through the filter before going in the carb. Instead of using the choke lever to control the choke plate, what if you blocked the holes with your finger(s)?
When doing a DIY build with wacker motors, sometimes the choke lever is in an inconvenient place to operate while riding. On one carb, I cut off the end of the choke lever and modified it to be in a better position. Now I am thinking that I didn't have to do that. It would be much easier to leave the "factory" choke alone and make my own choke anywhere I want on the air filter box (or use my fingers - but that would be hard if you wanted to run "half-choke" for awhile).
Has anyone modded a choke on the outside of their filter box?
PS. If this topic belongs in DIY, please move it.
The digital choke method was one of those techniques most owners of fractious old motorcycles knew about back when I was in my twenties.