Predator 212 Choke

[rpolanco]

I just picked up a brand new predator 212 and it only starts when the choke is on. I switch it to run once its on and it runs good, but I feel like it should be able to start without the choke. Any ideas?

 

[bthompson224]

I just picked up a brand new predator 212 and it only starts when the choke is on. I switch it to run once its on and it runs good, but I feel like it should be able to start without the choke. Any ideas?

Why do you think it has a choke in the first place? It's working like it's supposed to work.

 

[rpolanco]

Why do you think it has a choke in the first place? It's working like it's supposed to work.

I thought that the choke is only used when the engine is cold

 

[bthompson224]

Cold is relative. My mower has to be choked every time. When it gets warm enough here, my weedeater does not, even from a cold start.

 

[Missile]

I have a new 212cc hemi and live in Arizona, I still need to choke it even though it's 90 degrees out.

 

[Texan]

Cold in this setting means the engine has not been run/running recently, as in it's the first time you start it that day. You can have a cold engine on a 100 degree afternoon that needs the choke to start it