"Maxwell Smart" <Agent86@control.com> wrote in message
news:bMuLa.172534$eJ2.145682@fed1read07...
> Just what exactly does a "choke" do?
A choke is a remote-controllable plate that covers up part of the air intake
on a carburetor. By restricting the air going into the carburetor, it makes
the air/fuel mixture richer. In older cars, there was a choke knob you could
pull out from the dash to control the choke itself. More modern carbureted
engines control the choke automatically. A choke's purpose is to enrichen
the air-fuel mixture, especially when the engine is cold, so it can start
easier and run a little better... due to the richer air-fuel mixutre...
until the engine is more fully warmed up.
Jerry
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