To prime or not to prime

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Re: To prime or not to prime

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Lou wrote: Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:28 pm Fair enough, but not for me - engine witchcraft is part of the fun.

When I was a boy car engines flooded all the time in cold weather. There was a certain pride in learning how to deal with it. You removed the air cleaner, and stuck a Bic pen in the carburetor to wedge the choke open. Then you cranked. Sometimes the excess fuel would explode back out of the carb and the pen would be toast.

There is something strangely satisfying about low tech mechanics. The NG is a beautiful machine to be sure, but I worry that at some point tech will suck all the fun out of life. :)
I think we were boys a long time ago! Of course that method was with an automatic choke, with a manual, you were good to go!
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Re: To prime or not to prime

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I feel like we're trading potato salad recipes :D

I recall the joys of starting certain 60's British motorcycles. Now there were some weird and unreliable procedures :scream:
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