Manual choke

[guest221]

Anyone had a car with a manual choke, I recently passed my test and got my mums old car for running around in but struggling with the choke. Anyone got any hints???

[sally]

Apart from saying get a car without a manual choke....no.

[Guest]

Yep, the choke enriches the fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

So, when cold (like first thing in morning), pull out (fully) start car and drive off. Over the first mile or so gradually push it back in, you want it "off" as soon as possible as it use a lot more fuel.

As a guide, an engine should idle at about 850 rpm (you may or may not have a rev counter, doen't really matter). As the engine warms up, the choke will cause it to idle faster.

One of my old cars, a fiesta, would idle when stone cold, choke fully out at about 900 rpm. AIf you left it running, as it warmed the idle would increase. Fully hot and choke out would be about 1500-1800 rpm, clearly to high.

So, once you get "used" to how fast the car idles when fully hot, if your on choke and say stop at lights, if it's idling faster then this, push the choke in a bit.

You will find that if you get moving and have no need to stop, you could probably just push the choke in, really only needed when idling and pulling away.

Hope this helps,

Martin

[Guest]

Forgot to add, once the cars warmed up, you may find that don't need the choke again all day, depends on the car. Mine only needed it first thing in the morning, unless it was very cold.

M

[Guest]

Anyone had a car with a manual choke, I recently passed my test and got my mums old car for running around in but struggling with the choke. Anyone got any hints???

Have you read the handbook?
It's described in there.

[Guest221]

Yeah read the instruction book, doesnt seem to be quite as easy as that, ertainly not in my car anyway. Been worst this week since the really weather came.

[Guest]

Yeah read the instruction book, doesnt seem to be quite as easy as that, ertainly not in my car anyway. Been worst this week since the really weather came.

What problems are you having - in very cold weather, you may need to leave it "on" a little longer. Depending on your car, perhaps it needs to idle to warm up a little bit in the morning before you drive away.

Martin

[bfs04]

What type of car is it?

I had a Vauxhall Nova a couple of years ago! It took me a few months to get used to the Manual Choke.

Brgds

bfs04

[davydata]

Pull it out, start the engine. Push it in a bit till it struggles, pull it out until it stops. Warm it a bit, push it in further till it struggles, pull it out till it stops. Repeat till all the way in

[machanic]

The best way to use the manual choke is to pull it out full in the mornings. Start the car then ease it in just a bit to make sure it doen't stall. I think you may be pushing the choke in to fast before it warms. As it warms more you can continute to ease the choke in a bit more and finally after several minutes of driving the choke should be all the way in.

[minigirl]

i learnt to drive on a car with a manual choke. it's pretty straight forward: pull it out when you start the car from cold (and this may include if it's been left standing for a couple of hours or more) and push it in when the temperature gauge shows the engine is warming up - if it starts to run a bit roughly then you've pushed it in too soon so you pull it out part of the way again.

if you're used to an automatic choke make sure you remember to push it in - if you don't the engine runs too fast and uses too much petrol.

[Gypsum Salt]

Pull it out, start the engine. Push it in a bit till it struggles, pull it out until it stops. Warm it a bit, push it in further till it struggles, pull it out till it stops. Repeat till all the way in

I'm sure this advice should be in one of the sex sections...







Gypsum

[Guest]

How embarrassing.

[sarahjane113]

I have a lot of problems trying to start my mini in the mornings. Even with the choke out its still quite a struggle. I find that I always have the pull the choke out to get it to start no matter what.

[minigirl]

I have a lot of problems trying to start my mini in the mornings. Even with the choke out its still quite a struggle. I find that I always have the pull the choke out to get it to start no matter what.

it shouldn't behave like that. how long has it been since it's been serviced? sounds like maybe the carburettor (or possibly something else) needs adjusted. and is it only a problem when you try to start it? if it's still a problem when it has warmed up it might even be something else.