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Anonymous Posted on Feb 06, 2010

How to adjust choke on 87 honda accord

I have a 87 honda accord dx carbureted. when starting it high revs then after idling down it dies. noticed that the butterfly flap on carb stays open and doesn't close after releasing gas pedal. also doesn't mov when pressing on it after warm up. have to manual partially close almost all the way then car idles o.k. seriously need help on this issue car is driving me crazy.

  • Anonymous Feb 06, 2010

    sprayed links and carb but butterfly flap still stays open after high rev goes down and then stalls. is there a way to adjust the butterfly flap cause when closing it with fingers it feels like something is holding it back into the open position.

  • Anonymous Feb 06, 2010

    sprayed links and carb but flap in carb still stays all the way open after idle goes down then stalls. is there a way to adjust flap cause when closing with fingers feels like somethung is pulling it back into the open position.

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It might just need cleaning. Spray some PB Blaster around the throttle arm where the cable connects to at the base of the carb, and see if that frees up the flaps. And while spraying, fiddle with the throttle linkage.

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