11-07-2020, 07:46 AM
Hi S A Simon
Can step the idle up to help avoid stalling when cold. There was no throttle connection with the choke as later cars. Warming cars up before moving off was considerd good practice until later times when it was found to be detrimental. With non multigrade 50 and colder winters many cars would ahve been cranked. And many continued the tradition, if only because could not afford a good battery.
A local chummy owner who used his car for local shopping and cranked it found the levers irresistable to children......Dont know how a Hudson would fare.... or the person cranking.
Can step the idle up to help avoid stalling when cold. There was no throttle connection with the choke as later cars. Warming cars up before moving off was considerd good practice until later times when it was found to be detrimental. With non multigrade 50 and colder winters many cars would ahve been cranked. And many continued the tradition, if only because could not afford a good battery.
A local chummy owner who used his car for local shopping and cranked it found the levers irresistable to children......Dont know how a Hudson would fare.... or the person cranking.