F/U on ky car start delay

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space-time wrote:
Are you old enough to remember manual chokes?

Yes, I think that was the lever my Dad used to pull on his old Dacia, when he was starting in the winter, there was some lever under the dash which he explained to me closed a certain airpath so not so much cold air got into engine during warm up phase. He used to push it back slowly as the car warmed up. And they used to put lead in gasoline back in those days.

Sort of-- basically just cut off the airflow to make the initial mixture richer for starting. All Civics prior to 1980 had 'em. Never owned an accord or prelude so can't speak to those.