<VV> 65 Corsa Dash - how to remove clock, + chock adjustment

[Frank DuVal]

What do you call too wide? Just a little wider than factory spec, or 
butterfly wide open? There is some lattitude in this dimension. The 
choke pull off needs to open the butterfly to prevent over rich mixture. 
You said "doesn't close the choke so far", and this is reverse. Choke 
thermostat closes choke, pull off opens. As long as the pull off opens 
the butterfly a ways, all will probably be OK. If the dimension is too 
large, the only effect should be lean running after cold start, but 
normal after warm up. I have bent many of these rods to open the 
butterfly to specs. ( .180" to .195"),  but .25"  may work OK for you. 
It won't be 32 ° for you very long now!

Frank DuVal

D. Barry Ellison wrote:

> #1 It's time to build a completely working, better looking dash for my 
> 65 Corsa.  How do you remove the clock from the glass w/o breaking 
> anything?  Specifically the time adjuster knob sticking thru the 
> glass.  It's got a tiny slot in the tip.  Is that a screw head and you 
> hold onto the shaft with needle nose pliers?
>
> #2 While adjusting the choke on my right carb (same car) I'm pushing 
> the choke pulloff so it's fully depressed while pushing the choke 
> plate shaft plate gently against that rod.  The rod is supposed to be 
> bent to adjust the choke plate.  My rod is completely straight and 
> it's still too wide.  Only thing I can do is lengthen the hole in the 
> choke pull off so it doesn't close the choke so far.  If I take out 
> too much I can always adjust the rod again.  It's an aftermarket 
> (almost new) choke pull off, metal base.  Just wondering why my parts 
> don't match.  Seems odd to me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barry Ellison in SC, 32 degrees, whooping high of 44 scheduled.  Still 
> blasted cold to me to work on cars, therefore I'm inside re-working a 
> dash til lunchish.
> 2 lates, 2 earlies.
>
>
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