Goody Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I hope I got the term right. Peter Wenzel is restoring a Spit for his daughter. The car has duel SU's. He has bought a kit to install a "Wax Choke". Does anyone know anything about these? Do they work? Pete tells me it uses wax that softens and hardens with the engine temp and that open or closes the choke. He would like to know more about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wax stat jets? sounds most likely.Terrible things best avoided.Fit a kit with plain jets and some small conversion parts, or search for the 2p conversion.Honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2502 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Only heard of them from mention on here but sounds like a waxstat to me,EDIT:Clive beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks: I will pass this along to Peter. Clive if you get a chance call him about this and my car. My car goes for its' MOT this week or next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Some of the Triumph specialists actually sell kits to convert away from waxstat to fixed jet due to the wax stats being rubbish. They are probably OK when new but they deteriorate with age, fixed jets are much simpler and reliable.Here's a link to the MOSS kit http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=12662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hello Bill, to elaborate, it is a temperature compensation device for the mixture, but not a choke, that still works manually as normal.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbodger Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I didn't know you could even still get waxstat jets-why on earth are people still supplying them? I thought the horrible things had been put out to farm years ago, to rest in the same field as HIF stepper-motor chokes and Ford VV carbs......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 cliftyhanger wrote:Wax stat jets? sounds most likely.Terrible things best avoided.Fit a kit with plain jets and some small conversion parts, or search for the 2p conversion.Honest.My 2p Waxstat conversion. ;)Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thanks again guys. I will pass all of this along to Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 OK shame on Me. I missunderstood Peter. He bought the kit to Replace the Wax thingie. He would like any advice on how to properly fit the replacement parts. Thanks: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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