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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Dude there hasn't been a choke on a engine since that new thing called FUEL INJECTION CAME OUT..
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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It's right here

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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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reminds me when I borrowed my friends truck with a 228/230 110lsa and went to work with it...I opened the cutout and my boss was like WTF?! ur choke is stuck! I lol'd
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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its ok
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Ok the choke is a part on a carb that restricts airflow to the engine when its not up to operating temp, thus enriching the mixture. Chokes became obsolete when fuel injection came into play because the computer can control exactly how much fuel is metered into the engine at all times by the injectors.
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