I thought I'd mention this discovery because the choke was never needed until this recent jet replacement for the old ones looked like new, so left them alone. I replaced them on a lark because of failing performance with them being the final option prior to new carbs. I thought the richness to be a fact of life, and almost tossed those choke slides last time the carbs were down..... Now I find the choke is the only method to get the beast started & running when cold after these many years.... Do you realize how much kicking/swearing/sweating & wondering what was gone wrong this old man went through before using the 'never used' choke lever? It was not a matter of what was wrong, but one of what was now right. I ponder the number of other old fools overlooking the obvious that just roll these machines to the back of the shed to become forgotten bundles of rust because they give up after a bit of adversity.
