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Asked by tomboy Jan 23, 2009 at 04:01 PM about the 1988 Honda Accord

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

automatic choke won't work properly, when car is shut off and starts back up, it starts and rpm's go to 3,000

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Logan answered 15 years ago

Check the heat transfer tube from the exhaust manifold. Is it missing? Connected? In working order? If the heat isn't going to the solenoid, then the fast idle (choke) doesn't know to de-activate. That would account for the high RPM's.

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