what does this do please?

bjmulford · Post by **bjmulford** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:10 am

can anyone please tell me what this does/is and how its supposed to operate, thanks Barry

http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g39 ... 66.jpg[img][/img]

(apologies, newbie!, i dont think ive got the link/photo right? is this right??)

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:10 am

it switches on the choke warning light, once the engine reaches a certain temperature, if the choke is still pulled out.

bjmulford · Post by **bjmulford** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:41 pm

brilliant, thanks Dave. I couldnt get any sort of reading off it what so ever so it must be knackered anyway, thanks Barry

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:45 pm

Hi
MGB carb manifold I believe someone would offer you real money for that

best regards
Mike

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:35 pm

As said above, it's for the choke light. Called the Otter Switch and apparently prone to failure.

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:03 pm

kiwicar wrote:Hi
MGB carb manifold I believe someone would offer you real money for that
best regards
Mike

called a "Trouser" manifold:

Not what I would call BL's finest engineering...

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:30 pm

bjmulford wrote:brilliant, thanks Dave. I couldnt get any sort of reading off it what so ever so it must be knackered anyway, thanks Barry

If it's a simple temperature controlled switch, it may not give any reading until it closes when the engine is hot.