1989 Mitsubishi colt Automatic Choke issues


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1989 Mitsubishi colt Automatic Choke issues

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Bolsty
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Oct 14, 2012, 3:35 AM

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1989 Mitsubishi colt Automatic Choke issues	Sign In

Hey guys,
I'm in Australia so a lot of people probably aren't familiar with this car as Colts in Australia were a different car to those in the US etc.

For some time my automatic choke has not been working, meaning i have had to run the car at full rich fuel mixture in order to get it started, as a result my spark plugs
are constantly dirty and fuel economy is poor, the car is sluggish often on acceleration.

Yesterday i made the fuel mixture slightly leaner and the car wouldn't start properly, a few push starts worked but after prolonged periods of rest the car failed to start twice
(was fine after say 30 minutes the car had been off)

Is it worth trying to adjust the carbureta myself? Me and my father have reasonable nouse when it comes to cars and we have the workshop/service manual for my car.
I don't have a lot of money for the time being and really just need this car to stick out until i am finished at university (about another 8 months).

thanks

Hammer Time
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Oct 14, 2012, 5:23 AM

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Re: 1989 Mitsubishi colt Automatic Choke issues	Sign In

Adjusting carb mixture and adjusting a choke are 2 entirely different things. I don't know how cold it may be there but last resort is you can always tie the choke open if you can't get it to work correctly.

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nickwarner
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Oct 14, 2012, 10:17 AM

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I'd put the mixture back where it was and install a manual choke cable. Tractors, old trucks and motorcycles used them for a long time, bikes still do. You will need to remember to open and close it yourself as needed when you run the car but the conversion kit should be at most parts stores or tractor repair shops too.

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