How To Start A Carbureted Vehicle Cold Or Hot 

"It's been parked for like 2 weeks, gonna start it to let it run a bit" - dads everywhere

Thanks for this. It reassures me that I really DO have to wait like 10 minutes at least before taking off in my 87 carbureted truck in the winter :p...... I thought that seemed a bit excessive, but it's not. loooool.

Im 18 just bought 1984 nissan 720 and i was wondering why i was hving trouble starting it and after this it made my life so much easier cuz I understand it a lil better and get that theres more to it then clutch in and turn key

Yeah, if you put that sucker into gear in high idle mode, it'll destroy the transmission really fast.

Any carbureted vehicle that has been maintained properly should be just as easy to start up and drive as a fuel injected vehicle. It's never a good idea to start ANY vehicle and just take off immediately...you've got to give it a minute to run so all the lubricants and fluids can start circulating.

So helpful -- working with a 1968 International Harvester Loadstar and trying to learn the personality. Manual choke & throttle. Trial and error seems to be the way :)

I have a 1985 s10 and I’ll let it warm up and all but once I turn it off it spits and sputters and it smells like rotten eggs could you know why?

20 hours ain't considered a cold start. Carb or Fi

This is a brilliant video .... I have a 1977 Camaro (inline 6) and I’m trying to figure out how many times to pump the accelerator before a cold start.... apparently it’s supposed to only take 1 but I usually have to repeat the process 2 or 3 times then it’ll fire up on high idle perfectly.... so I may try 2 pumps tomorrow and see if it works first time.... also I notice your truck makes the same buzzing noise when you turn the ignition on..... I usually wait for that noise to stop before cranking - does it matter either way ?

I think this will help with my stalling issues with my 75 Dodge D200. Gonna give her a good 5-10 minutes to warm up prior to dropping it in gear and hopefully this will help her run more reliably.

I have a 37 Dodge 218.7 cu in , it has a manual knob inside on the dash near the key ignition! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm in your tutorials.

I'm 18 and just bought a 77 corvette so this really helps

That was awesome!!! Thank you for posting this, exactly what I was looking for.

I feel like I was taught wrong on how to start a carb engine for my old 1985 jeep!! Thanks for providing all the technical info on how to get one going properly!!

Thanks, bud. Great video! Excellent refresher.

damn this is perfect in detail!!!!!!!!!!! i was wondering when the trucks been sitting a week or month with out being starting can you record under the hood wondering how long it takes the gas being pumped up to the carburated cause i know it takes a lil while for the gas to get up to the carburetor

Great video, straight to the point!

brother, you are so underated

I love this old truck!!♥️😍♥️😍♥️

Money! 86 Ford F350, 3 pumps seems to be the sweet spot. Thanks for the great info!!!