Hitchcocks Forum

I'm having trouble with the choke plunger on the Electra X CV carb - it puts itself off once the engine has started - so the engine stops. Could fit a new choke plunger so it stays on, but the thing is awkward to reach - is there a cable conversion?

If our hosts don't have anything suitable perhaps Allens' Mikuni can help. A.

Teecee9, there is no spring in the choke pull assembly so it can't pull itself of.
I suspect the internal circlip that seats in the grooves for full choke and half choke has broken.

I suggest removing the choke pull assembly and disassembling it to check. (Held into the carb with a nut.) It should be possible to replace the circlip with a generic one which costs pennies. (Our hosts sell the choke pull as a complete unit for around £18.

I used to have the exact same problem on my 350 powervalve many years ago. I recall my solution at the time was a plastic clothes-peg. When clipped under the choke plunger, it was the perfect width to hold it on. I kept it clipped on one of the cables when not in use.