Manual Vs Auto-Choke on a Quad?

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Seems something else was wrong with my carburetor. Makes me wonder if the choke was bad. He was generally a very good mechanic. Course that was before he started tweeking, the dumb bastad. Lost his vision, his business and his brains. A shame, because he was a nice guy and generally did some nice work on the truck...................That said, he or someone working for him cut my shroud up when they installed the wrong radiator. I didn't even notice, because I was ignorant, and the fact the engine threw a bearing and the oil pump quit the night I picked it up........Yeah, no kidding. The kicker is, I had been fired earlier in the day because the boss was emotional. Two days later the best dog I've ever had died. Great song lyrics if you like country.

Times have changed, I prefer to do things myself as much as possible. Looking back, it was ignorant to have paid to have the radiator replaced. Beings my mother is all things feminine and father a composer, I wasn't exactly exposed to this stuff, but these trucks are pretty simple, and this board very helpful. Thanks for the responses.

I've decided to pull the manual choke for good.............I don't like how said mechanic routed the kill switch to the HEI. I was going to drill another hole, but I think I may have found a better spot, as my choke cable is with one water hose through the firewall. At the moment whether or not there should be two hoses is beyond me. The washer wasn't hooked up when I got it, but I'll hook it back up.....