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Hitman · 09-15-2020, 04:03 PM

Lots of armchair opinions within, and yet these cars have managed to survive 90 years with all sorts of abuse and neglect.

Choking the engine to kill it will do absolutely no harm to the engine, maybe the plugs overtime. We're talking about such a minimal amount of fuel that is transmitted in a near vapor form. And from maybe 800 rpm to 0 in a matter of seconds.

If you were so concerned, you wouldn't choke the engine to start it, and you'd kill the fuel, to stop the engine. Turning off the ignition just takes away the spark, it still allows fuel into the cylinders without burning.

09-15-2020, 04:03 PM	#22
Hitman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 515	Re: Wisdom of Stopping Engine by Choking It Out Lots of armchair opinions within, and yet these cars have managed to survive 90 years with all sorts of abuse and neglect. Choking the engine to kill it will do absolutely no harm to the engine, maybe the plugs overtime. We're talking about such a minimal amount of fuel that is transmitted in a near vapor form. And from maybe 800 rpm to 0 in a matter of seconds. If you were so concerned, you wouldn't choke the engine to start it, and you'd kill the fuel, to stop the engine. Turning off the ignition just takes away the spark, it still allows fuel into the cylinders without burning.