electric choke wiring

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TURNA

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i wouldnt be using 87 in that car
 
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Bri guy

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I will go back to using 90s octane then. Think crappy gas causing the wierd noise?
 
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I will go back to using 90s octane then. Think crappy gas causing the wierd noise?
Good idea and yes it could. The rough idle could be the mixture screws setting as well. Don't worry about what the instructions say. Set the mixture screws to the highest vacuum or even the highest rpm. I bet it will smooth out a lot and probably respond better as well. With premium fuel you can run more vacuum advance, it will make part throttle more responsive and help fuel economy.
 
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Your right! You've read my posts for too long, you know some sh*t is gonna happen 😂🤣. It never goes this easy....never.....get the new carb tomorrow. Can't wait. Summit just put it on sale and got a $75 discount. Really hoping this is what the car needs. If not.....i will get depressed....start a few more threads..........sell the car.....then after a few weeks i will regret it...then buy another and do it all over again 😂🤣


Sounds a lot like my life!!!🤣😂😅😏😒😞😣😖😫😩🥺🤬😭
 

clemsparks

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Why is it not the proper way to wire it?....the oil switch prevents power going to the choke when the engine is not running so the choke is closed when you start the engine. As long as the choke is wired so it is hot when the engine is in running like it is in my GP it works properly. If nothing is proper unless it is how the factory did it then my GP is a very improper car..... o_O

I won't get into what's "proper" but I believe that the factory wired it into the oil pressure switch so that the engine had to be running before the choke started to open up. The "relaxed" state of the choke is to be closed. When you apply power to the electric choke it starts to open slowly (with the (bimetalic?) spring inside). If you wire directly to an ignition-on source...it's not a big deal. It works fine. But if you do it that way and you were to, say, turn on the ignition but not start the car for a few minutes on a cold day...your choke might be open by then and it might be problematic.

So the factory added in another switch into the circuit to make sure the engine is running before the choke starts the slow process of opening.

I, personally, am not in the habit of leaving my ignition in the "on" position without the engine running, so it really doesn't matter. But that is how I infer the factory designed the circuit.

Hopefully that's helpful.
 

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I won't get into what's "proper" but I believe that the factory wired it into the oil pressure switch so that the engine had to be running before the choke started to open up. The "relaxed" state of the choke is to be closed. When you apply power to the electric choke it starts to open slowly (with the (bimetalic?) spring inside). If you wire directly to an ignition-on source...it's not a big deal. It works fine. But if you do it that way and you were to, say, turn on the ignition but not start the car for a few minutes on a cold day...your choke might be open by then and it might be problematic.

So the factory added in another switch into the circuit to make sure the engine is running before the choke starts the slow process of opening.

I, personally, am not in the habit of leaving my ignition in the "on" position without the engine running, so it really doesn't matter. But that is how I infer the factory designed the circuit.

Hopefully that's helpful.
Thanks. This is a summer only car. And in the winter I start it up at least 2 times a month and let it idle in the garage. Probly just keep it at the fuse panel for now.
 
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