Oops!. Next time I'll stand on my head My token Aussie joke...Q: What kind of music do kangaroos listen to? A: Hip hop. (thank you very much I'll be here all week.)

Yes, I have tried that starting procedure. When I turn the key, it fires up immediately, but only purrs for about 10 seconds before it sounds distressed and stalls. If I give it a bit of gas to keep it going, it has the opposite effect and stalls quicker. If I look at the butterfly it appears to close off about 90%. If, on the other hand, I start the car with a pen holding the butterfly flap open, she purrs like a (big) kitty cat and doesn't blow any smoke at all. Warm it up and off I go.

I didn't pick the car up from the mechanic myself, so no feedback there, but they're good guys and there won't be any problem with them taking another look, but I was just hoping to improve my understanding of it, so I'm on the same page.....