How to Check Your Choke

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Take the air cleaner off some morning

   Does the butterfly valve seem to be closed? , If your car has a manual choke (as opposed to an automatic choke), see whether the butterfly valve opens and closes when someone pushes the choke knob on the dashboard in and out. , By the time the car has warmed up, the butterfly should open so that you can see past it, down the barrel of the carburetor. ,
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   Step 2: before you start your engine.

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   Step 3: Look down the carburetor barrel at the choke.

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   Step 4: If the butterfly isn't closed

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   Step 5: step on the gas pedal a couple of times before you start the car; the valve should close.

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   Step 6: With the emergency brake on and the gearshift in Park or Neutral

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   Step 7: start the engine and let it run for a few minutes.

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   Step 8: If the butterfly valve refuses to open or close

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   Step 9: try wiggling it with your finger.

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