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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2021, 05:33:45 PM »
When was the last time you used a manually operated choke in a car or truck?

1982 or thereabouts.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2021, 05:37:10 PM »
Just ridin' along with the posse, HeroHog.  But in an actual car, was maybe 2000.  I'm almost positive my 240Z had a manual choke.

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But since you asked about "when," I'm not sure the timing matters, since they still sell carb cleaner today. 'Sides, it was just a joke. Imagine spraying that stuff on your head?

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2021, 07:17:52 PM »
When was the last time you used a manually operated choke in a car or truck?

Monday.  66 International dump truck,  and last weekend when I lit the bike off.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2021, 07:47:42 PM »
Just ridin' along with the posse, HeroHog.  But in an actual car, was maybe 2000.  I'm almost positive my 240Z had a manual choke.



I think your memory is just fine, my 73 240Z had a manual choke, so did the two 72s I had for spare parts.

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #29 on: February 10, 2021, 08:13:38 PM »
Stupidity should be its own reward.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #30 on: February 10, 2021, 08:45:54 PM »
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Of course I know what a “choke” is. It is what happens to someone who tweets “ I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #31 on: February 10, 2021, 09:35:07 PM »
Back to the OP, a security guy at work was talking about this.  Apparently, Ms. Glue-My-Hair has a Go Fund Me started, and has raised $13,000+ for medical treatment, which she is apparently going to get free from a cosmetic surgeon.  While security guy is telling me this, a dumba$$ lawyer wanders over and tells me that he thinks she has a legit claim since "the glue has warnings about some body parts but not all, which would lead someone to conclude that it was fine for use on body parts not listed."  Sad thing is that if the suit gets filed, a judge will throw it out, it will be reversed on appeal, and either settle for cash or end up in front of a jury.  With a jury, that question is a real crap shoot.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #32 on: February 10, 2021, 09:57:56 PM »
"Test on an unused portion of your skin."

I figured $150K for a fast settlement that would avoid too much embarrassment for the client. Usual 1/3 split. Not too bad for the mfr, except they'd have to spend $ on a ton of lawyers to revamp their safety notice and avoid liability for the other people who would use it stupidly.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #33 on: February 10, 2021, 10:00:12 PM »
I would be interested in her explanation of how she can put it on her hair without getting it on her skin.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #34 on: February 11, 2021, 01:44:12 PM »
I'm not that surprised by the number of you who have recently used a choke in an actual car or truck as men of culture, I can see some of y'all owing classic vehicles. For me, it was our old Ford shop wrecker.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #35 on: February 11, 2021, 03:51:38 PM »
I don't recall using a manual choke, but I have poured a little gas in the carburetor.  Been a while though.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #36 on: February 13, 2021, 12:30:26 AM »
Trying to make it about race

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #37 on: February 13, 2021, 08:47:38 AM »
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #38 on: February 13, 2021, 05:10:39 PM »
 :facepalm:   That's just ..... creepy.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #39 on: February 13, 2021, 10:29:42 PM »
I don't recall using a manual choke, but I have poured a little gas in the carburetor.  Been a while though.

Last vehicle I had with a choke was a '76 Chevy pickup.  (I sold it in about 2000)  It actually had an automatic choke but that didn't work and I somehow converted it to manual.  I don't remember the details.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #40 on: February 14, 2021, 10:26:33 AM »
Stupidity should be its own reward.

Stupidity should be painful.  If it can't be painful it should be expensive and embarrassing.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #41 on: February 14, 2021, 10:33:13 AM »
Last vehicle I had with a choke was a '76 Chevy pickup.  (I sold it in about 2000)  It actually had an automatic choke but that didn't work and I somehow converted it to manual.  I don't remember the details.

My folks used to have one like that.  Mid 80's GM pickup, small block v8 with a carburetor.  It had a lawnmower choke routed from the dashboard to the carb.

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #42 on: February 14, 2021, 10:35:17 AM »
Stupidity should be painful.  If it can't be painful it should be expensive and embarrassing.

It's often rewarded nowadays
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #43 on: February 16, 2021, 09:41:24 AM »
Last vehicle I had with a choke was a '76 Chevy pickup.  (I sold it in about 2000)  It actually had an automatic choke but that didn't work and I somehow converted it to manual.  I don't remember the details.

We had a 72 International Disaster Scout II. The automatic choke was a piece of crap. Dad got tired of messing with it and installed a choke button on the dash. Worked great.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #44 on: February 16, 2021, 01:01:54 PM »
My 72 Scout II had the AMC 258. It had the manual choke when I got it in 87.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #45 on: February 16, 2021, 01:22:30 PM »
Interesting. Ours decidedly had an automatic choke until Dad quit trying to fix it and just replaced it with a hand choke around 1979.
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #46 on: February 16, 2021, 02:02:36 PM »
I don't recall using a manual choke, but I have poured a little gas in the carburetor.  Been a while though.

On one of my cars I ran a self-tapping screw into the air cleaner lid so I could squirt a little starting fluid in the manifold directly.  Like a charm it worked in cold weather.  I don't recall ever having to do this twice.  Don't forget to put the screw back in.

I think part of it was that the alternator spin when the engine kicked over boosted the voltage from the cold battery.

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #47 on: February 16, 2021, 02:18:45 PM »
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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #48 on: February 16, 2021, 03:33:09 PM »
It's often rewarded nowadays

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Re: Contender for stupidest potential claimaint and lawsuit...
« Reply #49 on: February 16, 2021, 04:08:19 PM »
My old 390 cu. in. Ford Galaxy 500 with the Holly 850cfm double pumper carb was choke-less. Tromp the gas pedal a few times and crank it. Ya might have to blip the throttle a few times till she had enough heat in her to level out on colder mornings though.
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