dumb question about o/b motor choke

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can the key push in?

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yes

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then if the motor won't crank,push it in and it should.

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here's the deal. first, i was told that if you have an auto choke, you don't have to push it in.

i unplugged the gas hose to my motor and let all the gas burn out. i hooked it back up, pumped the bubble, and it ran fine. two months later, i pumped the bubble about 10 times (it wouldn't get firm) and pushed the choke. it would run on high throttle but wouldn't hold an idle. i took the cover off and saw that there was gas everywhere. was told that, when i burnt the gas out, the chock got stuck.

now, i'm confused. some say that, if you don't disconnect the gas hose, you never have to pump the bubble because the diaphram will pick it up.

2 or 4 stroke motor? Give us some specifics.
Year,Make,Model,HP.

let's wait to hear what kind of motor it is first.

ok.
4 stroke you can run the carb dry and won't hurt the motor.
Still sounds like you have some trash caught in the carb needle seat causing unregulated gas flow into the engine. Matter fact,you better check your oil as well because that gas will flow into the cylinders when the motor isnt running and leak down into the crankcase where the oil is.

As for the choke question,it should not make any difference if you push in the key to start the motor at all. It's not like it's going to make it choke any more than it already is with the auto choke.