Manual choke question

[Bill Bess]

I agree with Patrick...take the damm thing off. In my entire life I never had a engine run right for very long with an automatic or maunal choke. If set up properly, they will work as designed, but you must know how to let them do their thing..don't keep pumping the pedal after it starts.
In 30 degree weather mine with no choke works great...starts right up....feather the throttle a bit until it idles and warms up ( about 2 -3 minutes).

[Ron61]

I didn't have a choke on my Cobra and it started right up and ran fine even in cold weather, but we don't have the low temperatures like back East. My other car has an electric choke which I disconnected many years ago but left the assembly on as I use the terminals for a tie point to get juice to some other places. It sets for months at a time and all I have to do is mash the gas pedal about 3 times, wait a second or two for the fuel to get down into the chambers and it starts right up. Then I have to hold the pedal down just a little for the first minute and it is good after that.

Ron

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

I agree with Patrick...take the damm thing off. In my entire life I never had a engine run right for very long with an automatic or maunal choke. If set up properly, they will work as designed, but you must know how to let them do their thing..don't keep pumping the pedal after it starts.
In 30 degree weather mine with no choke works great...starts right up....feather the throttle a bit until it idles and warms up ( about 2 -3 minutes).

I sort of regret going with a choke at all and may pull it off. It starts easier than I thought it would when really cold without using the choke and I don't mind feathering it for about 20 seconds and then letting it idle for a bit, so I'm not seeing much benefit. But I will probably still play around with it a bit more before I make the decision.

[Silverback51]

Last time I started mine it was 41 degrees out and the car had sat for 5 or 6 weeks. No chokes on either carb. I just lightly pump the throttle as I turn it over until it starts and then feather the throttle for about a minute until it's running smooth.

I agree, dump the choke.