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Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 18:56
by holdenadam
Just took my carb off, 1.9 petrol 1986 Pierburg. Looked at the choke unit and on the inside the small spring has come away from the electrical connection .
Does anyone have one or know where i can get one
Thanks
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 19:24
by kevtherev
Do you mean the bi metal spring inside the housing?
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 19:40
by holdenadam
Dunno...the smaller one which connects to the electrical wire terminal
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:14
by kevtherev
got a picture? it would help (me anyway )
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:17
by kevtherev
can you see the spring here

Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:18
by kevtherev
or point to the place from this?

Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:26
by holdenadam
The choke unit is held on by 3 screws, insdide this there is the bi metal spring and behind this there is another smaller spring which connects to the wire which exists the choke housing.
Looks more like the choke from the photo, not the diagram.
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:26
by kevtherev
The picture on the left is it any of them two

Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:27
by kevtherev
Ah thats a heating element.
is it broke?
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:28
by holdenadam
it is attached to the inside of the plastic connector on the choke in the photo
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:29
by holdenadam
Yeah...it has come away from the electric connector
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:41
by kevtherev
so it won't push back on just broke.
well this carb was fitted to a lot of cars Vauxhall (corsa, cavaliers astra mk2) VW (golf mk2 jetta polo) etc and the part is identical
you could try a breaker or try Gower and Lee
http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/spares.html#pierburg
I don't see it listed but you could call them and ask
some breakers on here may help, Billy 739 for one
hope this helps
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 20:49
by holdenadam
That is great,
really appreciate the help
Thank you
Re: Help...Need a new choke / spring
Posted: 21 Mar 2011, 21:02
by kevtherev
No problem