Is it OK?

[Hedge]

I am wondering if it is ok to run (shift engaged) with the choke slightly open. This motor has been sitting, and if just left to idle or trying to run it, it will die and I have to keep priming it to keep her running. With the choke open ever so slightly, basically lifted from unlock makes all the difference in the world.
I have someone that I am going to ask to look at her in the next week or so, but I want to use her in the meantime.