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Old 02-27-2013, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ol'George View Post
No it's not a 'Tickler" it's a bowl drain, many older engines have that.
A "tickler" would have to push down on the float
so as to "flood" the carb to make easier starting if there was no choke.
or a partial choke, but good thinking.
The old british mo'sikkls used Amal's with a tickler as well as the Dellorto's
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I remember those days with the Bultaco 250 Alpina MC I had.
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