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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2024-12-22, Dave Smith wrote:
> 
>> You don't need to mess around with a choke
>> and engines tend to start right away
> 
> Even before fuel injection many had an 'automatic'
> choke that you had to disengage by a little tromp
> to stop engine racing during warm-up.
> 
> Well, not exactly 'had to'. I watched from my apt
> balcony after someone started such a car. I watched
> the lady clean all the snow off while the engine warmed
> up, probably red-lining the whole time. Probably her
> hubby had told her to let it warm up before putting
> it in gear, which caused a major CLUNK then CHIRP
> then barely audible clicks as she tried to re-start.
> 

Her car likely needed an adjustment on the carburetor.

They were pretty complicated devices though.