hey i just seen ur site and i wanted to ask u some questions. i have a 86 crx
with a 85 engine and i'm having problems trying to keep it running it will
start fine but after i turn it off it is hard to start back up and keep
running someone told me its the choke i just thought i'd see what u think u
seem to know alot about the car so if u please can u get back to me much
thanks
Alberto
I'm not that much up on the First Gen CRX's, but from my experience with carburetor's is that a sticking choke can do what you describe; it keeps the butterfly open thus causing a really rich condition so basically you're flooding the engine.
Some people argue the need for a choke. I know on my past cars with dual and quad carbs, we didn't have a choke. We just had to keep our foot on the throttle until the engine did idle on it's own. So you can try bypassing the choke.
When was the last time you did a complete tune up of the car? And is it an automatic or manual? I would also check for vacuum leaks from one of the hoses and any of the plastic "T" fittings.
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