Manual choke

nbear8 · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: Fuel saving

If you car is hard to start it likely burns a lot more fuel than it needs so you are likely to save the money you invest in fuel savings .A tow truck is also expensive as is being late for work so a tune up is likely going to save in the short and long term and knowing your car will start is a real saving in stress!

ANITA ANDERSON · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: Re: problems with manual choke

[quote="retrofiesta"][b]hiya, i have just bought a 1989 ford fiesta, only my 2nd car, been driving only for 2 months...anyway this car has a manual choke which im strugging with.
i have read all the threads i can find, and they're all saying that with the choke pulled out fully, it should start...
my car wont start properly with the manual choke, it turns over, but struggles to 'catch' and when it does, its a real job keeping it going!
i takes about half an hour to start first thing in the morning!
all i want to do is to be able to start and drive when i need to

Hi , my friend Ruth has a 1989 ford fiesta and until recently used to have major problems getting it started from cold because it stood outside and she used to use full choke and end up flooding it if it didnt start after 3 or 4 trys but now has a garage to keep it in , now , from cold she normally pulls the choke half way out and gives it a gentle press on the accelarater pedal then turns the key and it usually starts within 2 or 3 goes. hope this helps..........ANITA...xx

Guest · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject:

I am not so sure that somepeople dont , how can I put it, get slightly turned on having problems with their cars, e.g. getting them started when they are cold or having choke problems or flooding their cars. I read on a website recently that this is a new type of fetish which seemed to start in the states a few years ago and is now making its way across the pond. All just seems a little odd to me but hey whatever floats your boat, doesnt seem like there's any harm in it. Anyone else heard of it??

sarahjane113 · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject:

Hi Anita

Im glad its not just me. My mini just wont start unless the choke is right out in the mornings and even then usually takes a few tries. Its been a bit better with the warmer weather but it played up a bit this morning as it had been quite wet overnight here which never helps.

minifan · Guest

Hi Sarahjane, nice to hear about you and your Mini again. Hope it started OK this morning. Have you managed to sort the problem with it stalling at red lights and not being able to start it again?

sarahjane113 · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

Hi there minifan. Im still having trouble in the mornings especially if its been raining but Im used to that. I find so long as I keep the choke half out for a couple of miles its then not too bad. Its only at the end of my road it sometimes tends to stall in the mornings and can be a bit tricky to get going.

ANITA ANDERSON · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:

sarahjane113 · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

Hi Anita

Thanks for the advice. I do pull the choke right out when Im trying to star the mini in the mornings. It definately doesnt like the wet though and always takes longer. After work yesterday it had been raining here too and I got in hoping it would be ok. I pulled the choke out and it started after 5 tries. It stalled once on me as I tried to drive away but after that it wasnt too bad.

Teev-c · Guest

Machanic · Guest

Sounds to me Anita is the one in this discussion that trully knows how to properly use a manual choke. Full choke, 2 or 3 pumps of the gas pedal and then ease the choke back in just a bit at a time over the next few minutes.

franfran · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

Lucylastic · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

Joyofsox · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:

My technique as I used today is pull full choke out, turn engine about 5 - 10 seconds till it fires, then rev a bit and pull away a few feet ( out of the garage ) then push the choke back until it just doesn't quite die.
Pull away properly and slowly keep pushing the choke back until it starts to lose power. If you can go all the way in now.
If not give it another 30 seconds or so and try to push it all the way in. It does help if there is a sraight bit of road as the higher revs keep the engine happier.
OK they are all different, but I have used this technique for 13 years with this car.