How Do You Start A Really Old Car With A Choke?!

If you ever find yourself in a classic car with a carburettor - don't forget to do this from cold!

#renault #5 #gtturbo #choke #classic

[richardkallio]

I don’t know about the British Isles, but here in Canada (and North America in general), just because a car was carbureted didn’t necessarily mean it had a manual choke. Automatic chokes were ubiquitous on later models - granted, you could still set them manually when cold starting if desired, usually by giving the pedal one solid pump to the floor then holding it down about 1/4 travel while cranking.

[invictusbpprop]

Didn't even have to pump the gas... Nice. My old mustang needed a little sip to get going sometimes. When my son saw me pumping the gas several times before turning it over he just say there with a baffled look on his face. He'd already come to terms with the take deck so I knew he could deal with a carb as well. Finally after 3 or 4 times he exploded in frustration and asked why the heck I do that when we leave the house but if we stop anywhere else I dont do it when we leave. It took a while to explain...

[jonathonsaavedra]

I didnt realize that was considered "very old", i daily drive a 68 catalina, i guess perspective is everything

[marvinthemaniac]

My granddad used to drive an old sportscar that had a choke.

[jaggass]

That's a good starting R5. Ours weren't that great from cold but once warmed up would run all day

[marcopruna]

Hello from Italy, nice car, renault 5 Turbo!!

[MarylsevandeBelt]

I got a R9 from 1986 but i dont know when to turn of the choke😅 also he runs a bit unsteady its like he sometimes takes more feul but I dont know how to fix it 😅

[richardkallio]

How long do you have to keep the choke on after it starts? You take it off incrementally as you listen to the engine, I would imagine. Were you to switch it to lean abruptly, I would imagine the engine might stall?