> My car
What car? Maybe everyone else knows what Triumph you have; but I haven't.
> My car is blowing a significant amount of smoke out of the
> vent in the oil
> filler cap in the valve cover
Probably caused by combustion gases leaking past the rings. Some is normal
(the rings never seal perfectly), a lot indicates the rings are worn (or
possibly one or more are broken). That isn't necessarily a serious problem,
but it does mean the engine will be down on power, burn more fuel and oil,
and likely leak worse to boot.
> but does the choke do more than just holding the gas down a
> little would?
Yes, definitely. It also increases the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
If your car would start before without it, it was running way rich IMO.
-- Randall
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