All cold engines need to be choked. Doing a Jose' Greco flamenco dance on the gas pedal is not a substitute for pulling the choke all the way out, cranking until the engine fires, and releasing the choke about halfway to let the engine warm up without stalling.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!