View Poll Results: cold morning starting 12A.

pull choke and crank it up.

21.43%

pull choke and pump gas 3 or less times

42.86%

pull choke and pump gas 4 or more times

28.57%

no choke and 3 or less pumps

7.14%

no choke and 4 or more pumps

none of the above, use jumper cables

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cold morning starting 12A.

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10-11-2002, 05:43 AM

prince

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Just the cold weather is here, i usually have to pump about 8 times, pull choke out ,then its good for all day,,,

10-12-2002, 05:51 AM

Racer X

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Before I pulled my 12a I got fed up with pupming the gas.I use to keep a 1 liter pop bottle full of gas with me and pour about a quarter of it in when it was cold then pull the choke.Fired right up nicely.

10-12-2002, 06:18 AM

RXheaven13b

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How many times do you have to pump it now? and do you have the choke on when you start it?

10-12-2002, 06:00 PM

isamu

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On my 82 GSL I choke it then pump the gas pedal twice and it fires right up. Usually takes about 15 minutes for it to warm up though.

10-12-2002, 09:45 PM

Felix Wankel

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On the stock carb I pulled the choke and pumped it twice.

Now its no choke and pump it 4 times.

10-12-2002, 10:33 PM

RXheaven13b

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That is normal, isn't it?

10-14-2002, 04:45 PM

Racer X

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RXheaven13b' date='Oct 12 2002, 03:18 AM

How many times do you have to pump it now? and do you have the choke on when you start it?

When I did it that way I never had to pump it because the carb already had gas in it.If your carb is good tho(mine was freshly rebuilt)you only need to pump 2-6 times then pull the choke.And fire it up.

10-14-2002, 04:47 PM

Rob x-7

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I belive the car will start easier when you pull the choke first then give it 2 pumps, thats how my old 1st gen starter on these New York mornings.

10-16-2002, 12:19 AM

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ok with my dual dcd set up up untill today its been get in car turn key/pump on for a fer sec... pump gas 3-4 times and start her up... keep it about 2k for a few min so it warms up and them im off to the races so to speek

10-20-2002, 06:43 PM

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groovlow

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never never any gas or choke !!! first turn it over till it wants to fire ..add full choke dance on the gas pedal as needed. dont let it stop!

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