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awbrown · 02-01-2014, 10:35 AM

properly adjusted ,that is how it should work , no stalling ,no belching black smoke or chugging ... It should start with out pumping the accelerator ,one push of the accelerator and the choke should close and high idle cam will engage the throttle shaft adjusting screw for the high idle adjustment .. If the engine is in poor condition it will make for difficulty in getting adjustments just right ...once the engine starts the choke pulloff should open the choke far enough for it to stay running if it stalls it may be opening it to far ,I think the adjustment in that carb for the pulloff is to bend the linkage .....there are 3 adjustments , how much tension is on the choke ,how far the choke is opened by the choke pulloff, and where the high idle is set .....

02-01-2014, 10:35 AM	#30
awbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,209	Re: It’s cold outside. Carburetor choke on stock engines. properly adjusted ,that is how it should work , no stalling ,no belching black smoke or chugging ... It should start with out pumping the accelerator ,one push of the accelerator and the choke should close and high idle cam will engage the throttle shaft adjusting screw for the high idle adjustment .. If the engine is in poor condition it will make for difficulty in getting adjustments just right ...once the engine starts the choke pulloff should open the choke far enough for it to stay running if it stalls it may be opening it to far ,I think the adjustment in that carb for the pulloff is to bend the linkage .....there are 3 adjustments , how much tension is on the choke ,how far the choke is opened by the choke pulloff, and where the high idle is set .....