high revs on initial start up

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Jambobg
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Post by Jambobg »

Hi,
Is this normal? I have just brought a 1.6 petrol acenta 62 plate, 17k on the clock. I have noticed that whenever you start the engine either first thing in the morning or after it hasn't been used for a few hours that the revs go to about 2k to start with and gradually drop to a normal level(just below 1k) after a couple of minutes. After the first couple of minutes it seems to run perfect. I have read the manual and it says something about a cold start and that the engine runs fast after it has first been started. Any help hugely appreciated. Thanks

gvmdaddy
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Post by gvmdaddy »

Normal. Just the automatic choke doing its job. Only start to worry about it if its doing the same in warm weather or not reverting to normal revs within a couple of mins.
Jambobg
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Post by Jambobg »

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep me eye on it.
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