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Originally Posted by Bailey28
I waited 2 days to start it again. I got in, pumped the gas twice, heavy choke, cranked 2 seconds. Engine started and ran at 2000 rpm for 2 seconds, and quit. I pumped again 3 times and it started after about 5 seconds of cranking then ran. I kept my foot on it at 2k where it smoothed out. No smoke. Choke position didn't seem to matter.
After 30 seconds, I took my foot off of it, and it went to 250 rpm, loping and either flooding or starving for fuel, I cant tell. I managed to save it and kept my foot on it until I could fiddle with the manual choke to keep it running at 1100 rpm. It stayed smooth at 1100 for the next 2-3 minutes until it could finally idle on its own at 800 with a slight lope (cam).
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You may have a choke problem.
Next time it sits, lift off the air cleaner lid and work the accelerator linkage once and observe for a shot of fuel. If you see a shot, no matter what duration, you have fuel in the bowl(s).
Being a manual choke makes starting it a little more difficult.
Pull the choke closed...
Depress the accelerator once and release it...
Crank the engine...
If it starts, immediately open the choke just a hair (this initiates the choke pull-off feature). The fast idle should be in the choke mechanisn, so there should be no reason to touch the fuel. As it warms, open the choke slowly to allow the mixture to warm and blend in the plenum. You may have to drive off with the choke partially closed for proper cold air operation.
Having no heat crossover or choke stove will make cold operation more difficult. Having to pump the fuel continually or hitting it twice before starting causes carbon fouling in the cylinders and further hard starting/poor performance.
Why no automatic choke?
