# 1979 cadillac eldorado

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-cadillac-eldorado/1944>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 19, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-cadillac-eldorado/1944 "2007-07-19T15:50:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kbrenner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@kbrenner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kbrenner)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-cadillac-eldorado/1944/1 "2007-07-19T15:50:28Z")

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when starting the car cold it will rev up then shut down. Restart and the same thing, usually by the thrid time it will keep running.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-cadillac-eldorado/1944/2 "2007-07-19T16:03:09Z")

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Check the choke and make sure the choke pulloff is working if its carburated.