The choke on the slant in my '65 Cuda has been giving me some major fits lately, especially since it's been below freezing in the mornings, thereby making starting the car and driving it to work a major pain. I originally took my car in to my mechanic a few weeks ago to have the choke/idle set and he had to make the fuel mixture run a lot richer in order to keep the engine from stalling on cold mornings (and evenings) on my daily commute. In doing so, I've noticed that my gas mileage has really suffered, but that's neither hear or there... The real problem seems to be that the choke stove isn't heating up enough to warm the choke so that the rod comes down and it can settle into a smooth idle. The side of the manifold (right below the choke) is open, and my mechanic seems to think that's why it's not warming up enough. He said he might try to fabricate a piece of sheet metal flashing down over it to try and keep it warmer, but I was wondering if there was maybe something else we could get for it (a different choke perhaps?) that would trap that heat in there.
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. I would like to call my mechanic back this afternoon with some tips (maybe a part to order), but I'm not taking the car in there until next Tuesday.
Thanks,
kopper
P.S. The choke is relatively new. I think we replaced it last spring, IIRC.
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