Quote Originally Posted by kinyo View Post
old school habit of old school drivers with old school carbureted engines ... the objective is to fill the fuel chamber of the carb before shutdown, presumably makes the next start easier/faster ... it may have worked for some ancient cars but i'm sure it was unnecessary for the later carbureted engines, e.g., our 1955 chevy somehow benefitted from it but the 1982 colt mirage didn't need it

those who acquired the rev-before-shutdown habit also have the tendency of doing the pump-gas pedal-before-starting habit
Soooo true!!!

Old habits never die.......

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