1984 Pontiac Firebird "car start choke open" Questions

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...start by verify the choke pull off which is responsible for opening the choke plate after engine has started.It will recieve engine vaccum once started and open to allow air into the carb. This is a ...

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...open? What about the secondary butterflies--they should be closed up tight as a drum. Did you look at the fast idle cam linkage? Does the carb have an automatic choke that is messing up the fast idle ...

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...start car allow to warm up then see if plate below main injector opens when engine is revved ..if it does then be sure it is partially open at idle .. check wiring underside of air cleaner / loose / ...

...start, tried starting fluid i just bought the car. it stays on so long as i keep opening the throttle but only for a few seconds. when this happens i hear a knocking like one of the cylinders it out. ...

choke open in a few minutes. As soon as the engine starts the choke should open about 25 percent by way of a vac pull-off. You can take the air cleaner off and watch the choke while someone starts the

start I force choke open to start why insufficient air to run at high idle? Your engine probably has an automatic choke device that adjusts automatically with engine temperature. To set the choke when

...choke will set when you depress accelerator for cold start. After the engine starts it unloads (opens) the choke slightly. As the engine warms it continues to open the choke until fully open. Likely ...

...start but when the car almost dies I turn the car off wait 3 seconds and it starts perfect. Next comes the issue with having to warm it up before driving anywhere because it will not go over 15 to 20 ...

...start warm it up to see where it the choke it stays open. Then on the left side or the back you will see the choke actuator ,it is round has 3 fastners you can loosen to turn it right or left and ...

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...car to start the spark plugs may be to wet to fire. What you can try is manually open the choke so you know it is open and wire it open temporaraly, then hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank the ...

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