On my first trip to England, the office handed me the keys to their lone "motor pool" car. It was an old Volvo wagon, stick, manual choke, and right hand drive. The advice: look right, watch out for the roundabouts, and don't get pulled over. Good advice.
I am curious about the percentage of people (currently) who would have a clue what a choke knob was, or how to modulate it during warmup to prevent stalling, hesitation, or failure to start. Probably even a greater percentage than those who could operate a stick (manual) shift transmission car. At least based on my assessment of the percentage of current drivers who can visualize the purpose and actual use of, a turn signal......I mean, how often, as in times per day, have you sat at an intersection, waiting to pull out into the flow, and some a$$hat turns without signalling said intention, but you are waiting for a safe (and legal, I might add) opportunity to make your move? Hellooo is this thing on?
cruise control for an old carburetor .
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ReplyDeleteShit, I had to crank my first car to get to school.
ReplyDeleteOn my first trip to England, the office handed me the keys to their lone "motor pool" car. It was an old Volvo wagon, stick, manual choke, and right hand drive. The advice: look right, watch out for the roundabouts, and don't get pulled over. Good advice.
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ReplyDeleteLiberal passenger to Conservative driver: "What's that?"
ReplyDeleteConservative driver: "That's a choke."
Liberal passenger: "What's it for?"
Conservative driver: "Keep talking your crap, and you'll find out!"
I remember teaching my girls to drive on an old car,they could never get the hang of using the choke
ReplyDeleteMy new snowblower has one. I went into shock.
ReplyDelete70 International 110 pick-up, learned to drive in that old ranch truck.
ReplyDeleteI am curious about the percentage of people (currently) who would have a clue what a choke knob was, or how to modulate it during warmup to prevent stalling, hesitation, or failure to start. Probably even a greater percentage than those who could operate a stick (manual) shift transmission car. At least based on my assessment of the percentage of current drivers who can visualize the purpose and actual use of, a turn signal......I mean, how often, as in times per day, have you sat at an intersection, waiting to pull out into the flow, and some a$$hat turns without signalling said intention, but you are waiting for a safe (and legal, I might add) opportunity to make your move? Hellooo is this thing on?
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