Hey man thanks alot my dad died and I had to start his classic 1972 monte and didn't know how. He was always like "dont touch it" now I have to keep it up. Thanks. I miss dad.
Im showing my girlfriend this after I was talking about the car I learned to drive in having a choke. She didnt believe me you had to do more than jump in and turn the key. Shes now making fun of me for being "Old" (I'm 38) and asking was it a shock going from horse and cart to cars. I swear you try and educate people and this is the thanks you get.
Tell her the next time you guys get intimate that all you have to do is drop the pants and finish. You will immediately see her appreciation for letting things "warm up slowly" and also have a greater appreciation of things past which still did the job while making the operator/driver more aware of what they were doing. Just my opinion.
@@johnnyasus86 You probably have something newer along Valiant and Valiant is probably restored. 29% of cars in my country are diesels from 1980's unrestored and poorly maintained but still work like charm.
@@jms1238 Nice! They really are surprisingly zippy for just 55hp. Although right now I'm busy swapping a 1.3 with bike carbs into it, should be around 90hp when its done
I usually just start with choke out, gas pedal not really needed for start-up. Adjust the choke so that the engine has an ok idle. And while driving I push the choke in when I see that the oil temp is building. If the car struggle when increasing speed perhaps I pull out the choke for a minute and then push it back in again.
Keep your foot off the throttle until it starts to warm up! If the choke/throttle are adjusted properly you shouldn't need to give it any more gas at startup.
advice: put a medium spring in the choke holding it OPEN, while you crank the engine pull and release the choke ("pump it") it will start with a few pumps, after that just press the gas pedal to hold it above idle for a minute to get the oil going and warm up the coolant...
I just fell in love with ya!! I have a 1969 ford ranger and I didn't know about the choke till I saw your video and I was able to start up my truck. Thank you, thank you!!😁😘
Hey big rig,thanks! Hahaha I just bought an 84 dodge campervan(250). Itsa a riot in so many ways yep. But also because I’m familiar with everything,I learned how to drive 40 years ago like you. And I don’t want to embarrass myself AGAIN, the boys tease me see...im gonna start er up like a boss,thanx to you! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Soo many ppl have no idea what this is. 😂 That slant 6 sounds too good! (what?) At a Dodge dealership i mentioned a slant 6, comparing it to the 6's today that put out 303hp. The guy sd, "Oh, i get it...cuz Im part Asian?" 🤤 I sd, "NOO! NOO! A slant 6 is an old engine!" 😥😊
My father owns a Ford Fairmont 1973 XA. It's fuel convertible with petrol and gas. Whenever I start the engine, it starts up in 10 to 15 seconds without choke. I remember my dad told me don't use choke too much! xD
I have a 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan that has a 351 Windsor and it has a manual choke. Having lots of problems keeping it running without the choke engaged. This may help. Thanks for posting the video.
Yes I was thinking exactly the same! My brother passed his test in 1994 when he passed he bought a pretty new car to start with and then went down the route of driving a few classics, they were all late 80s early 90s cars and every one of them had a choke, yet my mumhad a Car from 1991 and that didn’t! Perhaps it was because mums car was small but his were bigger like BMWs. I think he did really well because he’d not learned to drive with a choke nor watched anyone else with a choke car. Now I passed my test in my mid 30s (after work & health & other reasons making me not do it when I was younger) so I thought I’d like to catch up and learn how to use one too! I drive manual but I was shown how to drive an automatic the other day, so to also know how to use a choke I thought would be pretty useful!
Nick Nick when I pull the choke fully out the car only runs smooth for like 3 seconds then starts to run really uneven so I have to push it in but the more I push it in the revs get too low and the car turns off so I just end up using the pedal instead of the choke to warm because it’s so unreliable.
Has this vehicle in the video ever been on the big screen? Or what movie or show was it supposed to be featured on? Looks like the bottom of a canoe or row boat as a hood.
With a manual transmission do you have to depress the clutch as well to turn over the engine? Or can you just have it in N and use the gas pedal as shown
Depends entirely on the car. Newer cars sometimes have a clutch safety forcing you to depress the clutch to start the car. Its so that you dont accidentally start your car in gear. But unless your car has that feature just leaving it in neutral should work no problem, and I don't think most cars that have carburetors and chokes will have a clutch safety. I can however say that in extreme cold (around -40 degrees) the gearbox oil in my old Volvo was so cold and viscous that even in neutral it would bog down the cold idling engine and it would stall if I let the clutch up the first few minutes. I'd have to sit and give it about 15% gas on full choke for about a minute or two before I could pull away. But this shouldn't be a problem for most people living in more temperate climates.
Old kobota tractor of ours has the safety clutch, thing. Usually annoying as hell when you're trying to start the old thing when it's really cold (It's got a good 4000 hours+ on it), usually have to use starting fluid down the intake and have someone hold the clutch down (or bridge the starter).
Usually flood the engine. Won't run properly.. or at all when hot. Prolonged partial use can wash the cylinder walls of oil, and cause excessive bore/ring wear.
Nick Nick when I pull the choke fully out the car only runs smooth for like 3 seconds then starts to run really uneven so I have to push it in but the more I push it in the revs get too low and the car turns off so I just end up using the pedal instead of the choke to warm because it’s so unreliable.
the whole story is crap. get your car to an experienced mechanic and let him adjust ignition and carburetor properly. Afterwards you can skip this show, just pull the choke, don't use the accelerator and crank. As the idle speed becomes faster you con can push back the choke step by step
Depends on how long it's been sitting since it was started and how cold it is outside....also depends on whether the carb and choke are operating properly or not. For most old vehicles, a half-pump is sufficient, or if it's less than 30 degrees outside, maybe one full pump.
Hey man thanks alot my dad died and I had to start his classic 1972 monte and didn't know how. He was always like "dont touch it" now I have to keep it up. Thanks. I miss dad.
Average boomer dad
1st gen Monte Carlos are so beautiful, i have a 2nd gen 77 but love the 1st gens way more.
Rip
Im showing my girlfriend this after I was talking about the car I learned to drive in having a choke. She didnt believe me you had to do more than jump in and turn the key.
Shes now making fun of me for being "Old" (I'm 38) and asking was it a shock going from horse and cart to cars.
I swear you try and educate people and this is the thanks you get.
LUL i still daily drive 1986 Jetta diesel with a manual choke. I am 24.
Tell her the next time you guys get intimate that all you have to do is drop the pants and finish. You will immediately see her appreciation for letting things "warm up slowly" and also have a greater appreciation of things past which still did the job while making the operator/driver more aware of what they were doing. Just my opinion.
@@061Hitachi pfft I hag a holden HQ 1972 with a manual choke, I was only 14
@@061Hitachi now I have a 1973 valiant Ute with no choke hahaha I'm 18 now
@@johnnyasus86 You probably have something newer along Valiant and Valiant is probably restored. 29% of cars in my country are diesels from 1980's unrestored and poorly maintained but still work like charm.
finally, this explains one of my childhood memories
Going to pick up an 1987 Starlet 1.0 with manual choke as my first car soon, so this will be really helpful. Thank you for the explanation
I have a 1.0 Starlet aswell, it's an '85 Si 1.0 Carburated 1E!
@@jms1238 Nice! They really are surprisingly zippy for just 55hp. Although right now I'm busy swapping a 1.3 with bike carbs into it, should be around 90hp when its done
I usually just start with choke out, gas pedal not really needed for start-up. Adjust the choke so that the engine has an ok idle. And while driving I push the choke in when I see that the oil temp is building. If the car struggle when increasing speed perhaps I pull out the choke for a minute and then push it back in again.
Bought a Volvo 240 today and I'm here
Only cars still left running around with a manual choke 💪🇸🇪
I'm here for my Renault 9 GTL 😆 shes parked outside on yellow lines but being a bitch and not starting! It's 0° here in England right now
Holy shit I was doing this completely wrong. Thanks for setting me on the right path. Installed a Toyota 3k carb in my Suzuki Samurai. Great vid.
Keep your foot off the throttle until it starts to warm up! If the choke/throttle are adjusted properly you shouldn't need to give it any more gas at startup.
Just bought a 1976 Jaguar xj6 and had no idea how to get it to start. Thank you 🙏🏼
I bought a 1970 Jaguar xj6 yesterday. It starts without choke. Do I need to hse the choke everytime I start it or only when it's cold?
I have a '69 Clark Cortez RV . I'm so grateful for your Video, I watch it every time CC'S been sitting for awhile 💯🙏✌️
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advice: put a medium spring in the choke holding it OPEN, while you crank the engine pull and release the choke ("pump it") it will start with a few pumps, after that just press the gas pedal to hold it above idle for a minute to get the oil going and warm up the coolant...
I just fell in love with ya!! I have a 1969 ford ranger and I didn't know about the choke till I saw your video and I was able to start up my truck. Thank you, thank you!!😁😘
Hey big rig,thanks! Hahaha I just bought an 84 dodge campervan(250). Itsa a riot in so many ways yep. But also because I’m familiar with everything,I learned how to drive 40 years ago like you. And I don’t want to embarrass myself AGAIN, the boys tease me see...im gonna start er up like a boss,thanx to you! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
doesn't seem much more different than startin my lawnmower.
Soo many ppl have no idea what this is. 😂 That slant 6 sounds too good! (what?) At a Dodge dealership i mentioned a slant 6, comparing it to the 6's today that put out 303hp. The guy sd, "Oh, i get it...cuz Im part Asian?" 🤤 I sd, "NOO! NOO! A slant 6 is an old engine!" 😥😊
youre funny lookin
Wtf are u talking about
The fact that people prefer an automatic choke boggles my mind unless they have zero experience with old cars. Automatic chokes go bad all the time
Damn that 6 sounds good!!
Very helpful thanks
My father owns a Ford Fairmont 1973 XA. It's fuel convertible with petrol and gas.
Whenever I start the engine, it starts up in 10 to 15 seconds without choke. I remember my dad told me don't use choke too much! xD
He just like to cool start prob
Buying a 74 Challenger with a manual choke. I hope this helps me out.
My 75 c20 has a 454 vortec and an electrical external fuel pump. I have to do this almost every time.
1979 Ford Courier. She’s old but in decent condition.
I have a 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan that has a 351 Windsor and it has a manual choke. Having lots of problems keeping it running without the choke engaged. This may help. Thanks for posting the video.
You lost me at 1:05. Operated choke in and out without explaining
BRAPBRAPBRAPso when you fist start it BRAPBRAPBRAPBRAP
0.19 'used a choke up until the late 60's' 🤷♂️ Maybe in USA rest of the world it was still used into the 90's
Yes I was thinking exactly the same! My brother passed his test in 1994 when he passed he bought a pretty new car to start with and then went down the route of driving a few classics, they were all late 80s early 90s cars and every one of them had a choke, yet my mumhad a Car from 1991 and that didn’t! Perhaps it was because mums car was small but his were bigger like BMWs. I think he did really well because he’d not learned to drive with a choke nor watched anyone else with a choke car. Now I passed my test in my mid 30s (after work & health & other reasons making me not do it when I was younger) so I thought I’d like to catch up and learn how to use one too! I drive manual but I was shown how to drive an automatic the other day, so to also know how to use a choke I thought would be pretty useful!
Nick Nick when I pull the choke fully out the car only runs smooth for like 3 seconds then starts to run really uneven so I have to push it in but the more I push it in the revs get too low and the car turns off so I just end up using the pedal instead of the choke to warm because it’s so unreliable.
Definitely not doing right
How do I keep my choke up after pulling it as it goes back on its own when I release it on my car?
Dude you’re my hero!
Is it ok to close choke back up a touch to help with idle /stalling at stops in heavy city traffic?
Great video man. Thanks!
Thanks!
The anti-baby boomer device
Has this vehicle in the video ever been on the big screen? Or what movie or show was it supposed to be featured on? Looks like the bottom of a canoe or row boat as a hood.
Thanks mate
I just bought ford taunus and i cant find choke. I need to start the car like 15 times until it runs
Jeez.... what a load of faff! I'm usually late for work so I'm glad I can just turn the key and go in my 12 plate Astra!
Some of us enjoy limited worlds. Hope you enjoy your Astra 😀
I thought with old carborated vehicles you had to pump the fuel pedal a few times before cranking it ? The way I was taught ?
I have to on my 67 stang
Cool!
With a manual transmission do you have to depress the clutch as well to turn over the engine? Or can you just have it in N and use the gas pedal as shown
Depends entirely on the car. Newer cars sometimes have a clutch safety forcing you to depress the clutch to start the car. Its so that you dont accidentally start your car in gear. But unless your car has that feature just leaving it in neutral should work no problem, and I don't think most cars that have carburetors and chokes will have a clutch safety.
I can however say that in extreme cold (around -40 degrees) the gearbox oil in my old Volvo was so cold and viscous that even in neutral it would bog down the cold idling engine and it would stall if I let the clutch up the first few minutes. I'd have to sit and give it about 15% gas on full choke for about a minute or two before I could pull away. But this shouldn't be a problem for most people living in more temperate climates.
Old kobota tractor of ours has the safety clutch, thing. Usually annoying as hell when you're trying to start the old thing when it's really cold (It's got a good 4000 hours+ on it), usually have to use starting fluid down the intake and have someone hold the clutch down (or bridge the starter).
Cool thanku
I always wonder what happen if simply leave pulled out choke. Is it damage engine?
Usually flood the engine. Won't run properly.. or at all when hot.
Prolonged partial use can wash the cylinder walls of oil, and cause excessive bore/ring wear.
No air flow when motor is hot
Nick Nick when I pull the choke fully out the car only runs smooth for like 3 seconds then starts to run really uneven so I have to push it in but the more I push it in the revs get too low and the car turns off so I just end up using the pedal instead of the choke to warm because it’s so unreliable.
Thank you!
cheers mate
that steering wheel just looked like datsun 100a or satsuma from my summer car
nice and succinct thanks!
Oof dont be late for work in the 60s
the whole story is crap. get your car to an experienced mechanic and let him adjust ignition and carburetor properly. Afterwards you can skip this show, just pull the choke, don't use the accelerator and crank. As the idle speed becomes faster you con can push back the choke step by step
Vaz
Kind of a Sad commentary that a video was required to explain this.
I thought with old carborated vehicles you had to pump the fuel pedal a few times before cranking it ? The way I was taught ?
Depends on how long it's been sitting since it was started and how cold it is outside....also depends on whether the carb and choke are operating properly or not. For most old vehicles, a half-pump is sufficient, or if it's less than 30 degrees outside, maybe one full pump.