Nope. Open. All naturally aspirated, carbureted, engines are like this. Most (if not all) "newer" (if you can find one) cars have automatic chokes. You step on the gas before starting, and a spring closes the choke. As the engine warms, the spring expands, and opens the choke.
Closing the choke does as it's name suggests, it chokes air from the engine. This results in a rich fuel/air mixture (more fuel then air). In a cold engine, gas doesn't evaporate as easily, and it's necessary to add more fuel (or less air) to get the engine to run. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_valve Viggy On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Stefano Ascari <[email protected]>wrote: > Oh, you are supposed to keep the choke open to keep the engine running? I > thought it was the other way round (first bike == ignorance). > > Stefano > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
