My '88 Samurai engine starts OK, but barely stays running, smokes, gasoline smell. Runs great warmed up. Mechanic says it needs choke pull off. What is this? Where do I get one? Do I need to get a whole new carb? Can I put in a manual choke control? Thanks for any help.

My '88 Samurai engine runs great warmed up. Runs very poor at start. Mechanic says it needs choke pull off. What is this? Where do I get one? Do I need to get a whole new carb? Or what? Thanks for any help.

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-Eric