Carbeurator problems The car was 50$ and was great, up until winter came, Cold starting is a pain , and the car lurches when I hit the gas so letting of the clutch can screech the tires even in the colder days, the problem goes away when the car warms up but I look like a idiot apon acceleration looks like I keep hitting gas then brake,then gas ect
Cars & Trucks - Toyota - Tercel - 1988 Toyota Tercel 2 Door
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Cold starting problems from a carbureted engine? Bet if you get your choke adjusted right, it will solve it. If you can screech the tires, this Tercel may be worth saving!
Just get a mechanic friend or pay someone to fix the choke. Doesn't take a long time if you know how. If you've never adjusted or worked on one, it's not so fun. Hard to explain too. The choke plate or flap should be almost closed completely when starting. Soon as engine is cranked or running, the plate should open a small amount more, but still nearly closed. Then as engine warms, the plate should gradually open until it is completely open after about 5-10 minutes. The choke cuts off the air supply to the engine. A cold engine needs a richer gas mixture to run good, and most importantly to start easy.
A different procedure is used to start a car with a carburetor and an automatic choke, than is used for modern cars with fuel injection- where you don't touch the gas pedal when starting. With a choke, first mash the gas pedal all the way to floor-once- and let off, to "set" the choke for starting. Then hold gas down about half way when cranking the engine. Thought I'd add that, in case you were not familiar with carbureted cars.