Best start up procedure

Asked by Elky Mar 28, 2017 at 10:22 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I recently inherited a 69 el Camino SS 396.  What is
the best procedure to set the choke when starting it
to keep it from flooding?  

2 Answers

F_O_R answered 7 years ago

If you car is flooding you may need to rebuild the carburetor or adjust the choke. What ever you do, don't pump it.

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beatupchevy answered 7 years ago

carburetors are all mechanical to mix the air and fuel to that perfect ratio ,press the accelerator once (nice and easy) and see if it fires , then pump it a few times and fire it up , it should just idle , but these things you have to "kick down " to set the idle , then there 's the choke , if you're not wearing a coat it should be wide open ,

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