RE: The first start of the day
Appreciate all the inputs and I agree that the engine is operating stone cold and not in a normal condition. It takes such a short choke with a finger on the carb to clear it up though, and the temperature can not rise that fast. Could it be that the crankcase needs to have a residual amount of fuel to scavenge it correctly? (The quick choke on the carb might give it this bit of extra fuel.) I normally run my engines dry at the end of the day, and don't normally put in after run oil.