Abstract: A control system for the carburetor of an internal combustion engine wherein the carburetor has a choke valve disposed at the inlet of the carburetor induction tube and the choke valve is operated automatically by an actuator. The actuator for the control includes a pulse-width modulator in which the pulse width or the degree of modulation is influenced by a family of characteristics stored in a programmable memory, the memory applying signals to the pulse-width modulator for pre-specified air-fuel mixtures in accordance with engine speed.