Guys im finally running a choke on my car . I have never set up an electric choke whats the proper procedure. i know it seems like a dumb question as im pretty sure its simple enough but i wanna do it the easiest way and correctly. I have a 3310 holley . Is it just ran to a keyed source and grounded through the engine?

 

Search for Joe P's excellent instructional thread on the subject, Copper.

- Eric

 

is that for qjet or holley ? I just had the carb gone through as it had a few issues.

 

Not to sound like a dips*it but i cant find the thread. What should i look it up as ?

 

You'd sound like a dips*it if you refused to look it up.
At least you tried.

Unfortunately, as has been observed before, the search function sux.

Search for "choke" as a thread title, in threads started by Joe, and you only get one.

This one.

It should all be in there for you.

- Eric

 

I'n my 76 I ran the red wire to my seat belt buzzer wire, and the ground on the screw of the E/C not sure if this is good anuff, but it seems to work. I don't hear that irritating sound now when I put my key in the ignition.
Eric

 

I continue to wonder why people refuse to use an oil pressure switch or alternator field wire on an electric choke. As that other thread points out, the reason why you DON'T want to simply use 12V switched power is that if you leave the key on without the engine running, the choke heats up and opens, which means that you'll have trouble starting the car. It's no more work to do it right.

 

I went through the link that Eric posted, I currently have a single wire going to my oil pressure light. I guess I've never left my key in the ignition long anuff before I start up my car to open up my choke. I like Joe's post, I will have to rig this up this spring because I've just ordered the 3 gauge cluster. I hate the idiot lights.
Thanks for pulling up the post.

 

I did this as soon as possible after reading your post. It is better, I like it. I already had a electric choke hooked up to a switched 12V source so I just wired the oil pressure switch into the existing circuit, works great.


Thanks for all the tips,