Eliminating the Choke Light

[DarrinWI]

A search didn’t produce any results so I thought I’d put the question out there. After an ls swap my choke light stays on. I know I can remove the bulb, but is there any reason I’d want to rectify it another way?

 

[pagrunt]

Use it as a oil pressure warning light.

 

[Wageslave]

Use it as a oil pressure warning light.

I thought that was what that was originally used for. At least in the Chevrolet Trucks, that was what they were used for.

 

[DarrinWI]

I thought that was what that was originally used for. At least in the Chevrolet Trucks, that was what they were used for.

I guess I’d have to install a pressure switch somewhere to make it work?

 

[Wageslave]

Yeah, you will need an oil pressure switch for the version of your car with an oil pressure light instead of a gauge. You will have to find where the wire for the choke light is in the harness and attach it to the peg on the sensor. If you have a bundle of extra unidentified wires left in the original engine harness after the motor swap, it might be with them.

 

[pagrunt]

I thought that was what that was originally used for. At least in the Chevrolet Trucks, that was what they were used for.

It's a dual purpose light. The two terminal oil pressure switch is used to trip with low pressure as we all know & works with electric choke with a power source or the circuit & warns of a issue with the circuit. To be honest I never seen the light tripped by the choke but have had it tripped by low oil pressure.

 

[ELCAM]

There should be a green wire with a white stripe on the connector to the oil pressure sensor under the distributor. That's the wire that operates the light.

 

[DarrinWI]

There should be a green wire with a white stripe on the connector to the oil pressure sensor under the distributor. That's the wire that operates the light.

Thanks, I know that one is still there with the choke pigtail coming off of it.

 

[Wageslave]

It's a dual purpose light. The two terminal oil pressure switch is used to trip with low pressure as we all know & works with electric choke with a power source or the circuit & warns of a issue with the circuit. To be honest I never seen the light tripped by the choke but have had it tripped by low oil pressure.

Makes sense.