Car Choke tips...

[jonnyg]

Hi there,

I recently bought a VW Polo mk2 1.0 - you may have seen the thread ^_^.

It drives fine, and ive had no real problems, but it has a choke, and i have had hardly any experience with a choke-d car. As its incredibly cold at the moment, im having to use it every time i start it after its been left for more than about an hour!

I keep stalling it just after starting, and its quite embarassing... Can anyone lay down some guidelines or advice on using a choke, as many people have told me, but i keep getting different stories. i.e: 'Pull it out slightly when starting in the morning', but then someone says 'pull it out all the way' i've tried different ways, but still, this morning, after starting first time, i stalled when i left the dirve and pulled up to chat to my neighbor. We laughed, but i dont want to be stalling everytime.

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
John

 

[jonnyg]

See, i think that having it all the way out when starting is better, especially in the cold months, but then i dont know what to do when i come to a stop after a couple of mins of driving.

Like you said LashOut, it might jus mean i need to go out and experiment.

Thanks for the help guys
John

 

[jonnyg]

Right, at the moment ive had to use intuition to realise i need to press the accelerator.

I've checked various ways, and had a terrible time this morning. Got off a steep drive, turned the corner, thought it would be fine, then the engine just spluttered and gave up as i tried to move away in 1st... Ill try again next time by having it all the way out to start, high-idle it, move away and push the choke in a little. If what happens this morning happens again, is this a case of applying more choke??